She meant Indian from India.
My mum has a thing where she wants my partner to either be Asian or Jewish. India is Asia so she get a bit excited 
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He’s an Econ grad student so I told him that we were going to do this rationally.
In economics, all relationships can be modeled as contracts over a specified time period that deliver expected payoffs based on effort and various stochastic shocks
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I don’t really remember what I learned in that introductory economics course last semester but could cost-benefit analysis be applied to relationships as well?
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Yes. CBA is for everything.
Contract theory is just taking it to another level.
We’re going to write out a model for all of this eventually lol 
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@anna_5588 thats so awesome he’s coming to see you!!! Super excited for y’all!!!
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So I just of off the phone with mum and now that the GRE is over, of course the conversation goes back to dating (or my lack thereof)
Note:,I am not actually dating contractual counterparty. It’s a friends with (Econ) benefits type relationship
Question: setting aside social norms, why is it so important that I find a partner
I don’t seem to feel emotionally attached or physically attracted to people who aren’t family at the level required to sustain a relationship. Putting so much value into one person feels like putting a majority my funds into one investment
Also, logistically, how does one stand living together, much less sleeping in the same room/bed?
Anyways…… just a thought
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When you care about people, you have to put effort into the relationship. If you really care about that person, the effort you put in makes you care about that person more. It’s a positive feedback loop.
When you actually care about someone a lot, you want to live with them. Even if they make you lose your mind because they’ve left dishes in the sink for the gazillionth time.
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Nothing beats sleeping next to your loved one and waking up next to them. I just fall asleep faster and sleep deeper.
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This is something you answer. If it’s not important, you certainly shouldn’t bother obtaining one.
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Isn’t this all the more reason not to get involved with men?
If you feel this way you can either:
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Not bother with men
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If you see these men as simply other human beings to extract resources as returns on investments, you might be able to pull it off. I’m not joking, though I don’t condone it. I am simply saying what’s possible. You as a woman might be able to find various simps for whom you provide company and in return they provide you with what you want. I say “might” because if I recall correctly, you will not provide sex for or birth these men’s children. So the men who sign up for you to be simply in their presence, with no sex, affection, or children in return for resources provided are going to be very atypical. Strange might even be a fitting description.
If you were in the West in the current day, had a cunning edge, knew how laws worked, and provided what most men want, you’d definitely be able to extract resources from various men over the course of your life, even with the force of the state.
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Good to know (not being sarcastic)
Are you forcing yourself to for some reason of your own or pressure from family?
Parental pressure and most of the people I associate with (friends, classmates) either have partners or are actively searching for one
I’m not very socially aware, so I was wondering if I’m actually missing out on something
Personally I think it’d be cool to have a nice lady by my side, but I feel as though it is too early to be thinking about that. I’m in no rush.
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How can you miss out on what you won’t want or what you’re not designed for?
What do these people have to do with the quality of your life?
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How old are you?
I am 19 years old.
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I’m not sure if I ACTUALLY don’t want or aren’t designed for this.
I didn’t think I was into maths until taking Diff eq
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Objective cold benefits:
Sex partner
Split bills/dual income
Share chores
Double access to inheritance
Have someone to wipe yer ass when you’ve broken both wrists
Have someone to take care of you when seriously sick or in old age
Subjective benefits:
You get the warm fuzzies from them
Best friend
You create and raise offspring together
Makes you want to be a better person
Makes you happier and prouder, and feel supported
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What kind of returns are you looking for with these investments in men?
What are you investing in them?