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Why Others' Quick Success Triggers Desperate Action

My college roommate just got married to someone she met last month while I have been single for three years and I cannot stop refreshing dating apps.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Witnessing another's swift fortune activates the panic that time is running out for one's own.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.