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Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026

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The Shortage of College Men Didn’t Break Marriage — It Rewrote It

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Over the last half-century, four-year colleges have shifted from enrolling predominantly men to women. While the growing scarcity of college-educated men might seem to threaten the marriage prospects of educated straight women, the data tell a different story, according to a 2025 study published in the journal Social Science Research Network.