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In reply to the discussion: Most young men are single. Most young women are not. [View all]uponit7771
(93,533 posts)94. " man who is in a position to provide for a family." women can do that just as well as men do now
This is not new, once there's more equality in pay and work place and higher cost to raise children there are less children.
East Germany fixed this by making children cheaper / more convenient to have and raise.
The day of the man being sole provider is over when women can peruse passions and careers and make nearly as much money.
MAGA hates that, being at the top of the money chain is where they feel they're entitled
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Presumably the number of gay men and lesbian women balance themselves out.
meadowlander
Feb 2023
#20
Women are potentially more likely to identify themselves as in a relationship
meadowlander
Feb 2023
#12
Soon enough those 20 year old men will be 30 chasing after 20 something girls who
boston bean
Feb 2023
#42
This would require young women to be in almost as many relationships with older men as young men.
LonePirate
Feb 2023
#55
Probably because younger women are considered by many to be the hottest catch
Polybius
Feb 2023
#112
Good thing I didn't start in on the thespians. They're always acting up. nt
JustABozoOnThisBus
Feb 2023
#29
I guess I am a Lebian now (lesbian plus I have a wee bit of Lebanese from mummy's Bajan side)
Celerity
Feb 2023
#69
There was an few articles years ago that read where I first heard about this theory
DetroitLegalBeagle
Feb 2023
#28
It's fantastic that transitioning has helped you to learn that self confidence.
BlackSkimmer
Feb 2023
#33
The larger issue here is that our culture does a really poor job of socializing our young men.
Yavin4
Feb 2023
#36
Growing up in the 70's, getting a license at 16 & buying a junky car was a rite of passage.
MichMan
Feb 2023
#66
People needed cars just as much 30 years ago and teenagers all wanted one when they turned 16
MichMan
Feb 2023
#106
In fairness, it's probably less a maturity than a cost of housing issue these days.
meadowlander
Feb 2023
#73
I lived in a two bedroom garage apartment with three other women in Austin.
Texaswitchy
Feb 2023
#75
Assuming nearly equal amounts of males and females, the math doesn't work out
Fiendish Thingy
Feb 2023
#43
wtaf: "they will go for men who are economically established enough to be the primary/sole provider"
obamanut2012
Feb 2023
#101
You have to agree that gaming increases the survival rate of adrenaline crazy young
applegrove
Feb 2023
#50
The jobs available to them in their 20s don't pay enough for them to provide for a family.
Yavin4
Feb 2023
#71
Plenty of opportunities for people who aren't interested in college to start a career in the trades
MichMan
Feb 2023
#68
" man who is in a position to provide for a family." women can do that just as well as men do now
uponit7771
Feb 2023
#94
Do you really think they are smart enough to connect the dots to this point?
soldierant
Feb 2023
#87
Oh as always it is the powers that be in the GOP in either faction that connect the dots then
applegrove
Feb 2023
#88
I am single, I have been single for a long time, and I have not gone on a date in years
ck4829
Feb 2023
#90
This doesn't make sense unless women report they are in a relationship with men
Scrivener7
Feb 2023
#92
OR the women are dating older guys. OR the guys who are dating are dogging around
Bucky
Feb 2023
#93
It's 30 percent, though. With that number, intuitively your second possibility makes more sense.
Scrivener7
Feb 2023
#100
" [women] .. don't need to be married." Is a ***HUGE*** chunk of this. Happened in East Germany
uponit7771
Feb 2023
#103