RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Dating Preferences and Meeting Opportunities in Mate Choice Decisions JF Journal of Human Resources JO J Hum Resour FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 474 OP 508 DO 10.3368/jhr.48.2.474 VO 48 IS 2 A1 Belot, Michèle A1 Francesconi, Marco YR 2013 UL http://jhr.uwpress.org/content/48/2/474.abstract AB Much empirical evidence shows that female and male partners look alike along a variety of attributes. It is, however, unclear how this positive sorting comes about because marriage is an equilibrium outcome arising from a process that entails searching, meeting, and choosing one another. This study takes advantage of unique data to shed light on the forces driving choices at the earliest stage of a relationship. Both women and men value physical attributes, such as age and weight, and reveal that their dating choices are assortative along several traits. Importantly, meeting opportunities have a substantial role in determining dating proposals.