When Love is Like Economics: The Opportunity Costs of A Relationship

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“Scarcity forces us to make choices. When we decide to do anything, we are implicitly deciding against doing something else. In other words, we are giving up an opportunity.”

I stared at the PowerPoint slide on economic basics through tears. How was it that the one thing that resonated most with what I was feeling appeared at just the right moment…