Looping the Hen

For example, while attractiveness is always a high-value trait, in Los Angeles, might not status, fame, or affluence be of more importance to women looking for a mate? And maybe in No-Man's-Land, Kentucky, everyone works at the same mill and thus the expectation of income is the same, making attractiveness the higher-value trait? In a certain hip Seattle neighborhood where everyone is well-to-do, maybe quickwittedness and charm are head-turning qualities, while working-class Poughkeepsie'ens puts stabilty on top. I don't know if any of these things are true, but they are most likely verifiable with a little effort.

Looking outside our own country, is it possible (or probable?) that other countries value systems are so different so as to be alien to us? Is it true that Asians possess loyalty in abundances that we cannot even comprehend? In a country where divorce is nearly non-existent, do they consider us merely permissive or worse, mortally dishonest because we toss aside our marriage vows 50% of the time we make them? Would that not give Asian women a high arbitrage value to those in other countries looking for stable, loyal and long-term or marriage-minded relationships?

I don't want to ramble too much tonight, so I will get back to how does all that matter to me (or anyone searching for something/one in particular) and my quest for a soulmate? Well, the basic principle is that perhaps my arbitrage value in Nashville might be near zero, and thus I might have above average difficulty in finding a long-term relationship. However, perhaps in Atlanta, Peking, Seoul or Mexico City, my value as a mate is higher than the locals due to male/female population differences, asset value, or other traits I don't even know I have (or don't). If that is true, I would possess what I will call positive arbitrage there.

I know this may all sound pretty silly to some, but if there is something to it, might there be some call for services that match people to different places based on their arbitrage value? We already regularly hear about marriage services in Eastern Europe, South America, Russia and others. Although most of the agencies are scams, there are many that are not, and they basically trade American lifestyle and immigration status to women for wifehood, for lack of a better term. Some might call it prostitution, but is it any different than what many cultures have done for millenia (and continue to do) with arranged marriages? Is it wrong, is it right? If both parties are willing, does it matter?

Just something to chew on. More this weekend.