Why Are 66% Of Young Men Single?

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Connor Beaton

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture, Mental Health

4.8 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Talking points: dating apps, selection preferences, statistics, what to do I don't know the specific number of people actually satisfied with the modern dating scene, but given what I've read and researched, it's a VERY small number. What happened, and what can men do? In this mini-ep, I dig into some statistics around modern dating, how it's been a growing shift for a while now, and what young men can do about it instead of giving in to cynicism, misogyny, or victimhood. [00:00] The stats and what women seem to want. [03:58] Women’s selection preferences mean their pool of eligible men is shrinking. [06:27] Even I noticed this back in the day. [08:02] The data can be overwhelming; what are the consequences of that? [11:21] Prioritize male friendships. Go out and do things. Here’s why. [15:33] Don’t allow yourself to read data like this and become the victim. [16:24] How Quinn Mossmacher in White Lotus seems like the epitomization of what many young men are experiencing. This podcast is brought to you by Organifi! Plant-based nutrition that's science-backed, high quality, and something I use literally every day. Hit up the link for 20% off your next purchase here: https://www.organifi.com/mantalks Pick up my brand-new book, Men's Work: A Practical Guide To Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, And Find Freedom: https://mantalks.com/mens-work-book/ Enjoy the podcast? If so, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the tools and training they’re looking for. And don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify Looking to build brotherhood with a powerful group of like-minded men from around the world? Check out The Alliance and join me today. Lastly, check some more free resources: How To Quit Porn | Anger Meditation | How To Lead In Your Relationship See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	why is it that 66% of young men between the ages of 18 and 29 are currently single, but only 34% of
0:10.2	young women in the same age bracket are single? Pew Research Center put out this very interesting
0:15.8	piece of research recently that talked about the historic rise in unpartnered Americans. And what they found was
0:23.3	interesting when it sort of left them with a lot of question marks, but some proposed answers
0:29.1	as to why this is happening. But one of the things that was very fascinating is that young men are
0:33.9	twice as likely to be single than young women, right? Sixty-six percent of young men are
0:38.9	single and not dating and unpartnered, but only 34 percent of young women are single and not
0:44.8	partners. So what's happening? Where's the discrepancy going? The reality in what they've started
0:49.7	to find is that young women are just dating older, right? They're just dating men that are in their early
0:56.0	30s that maybe are more financially stable or more mature. Maybe they're more stable in their
1:02.2	career, right? They've finished their degrees. They've started paying off their student loans.
1:06.0	They've got, you know, a mortgage or, you know, a car or whatever the case is.
1:11.7	And to a lot of women, that is very appealing and attractive, right?
1:16.2	A lot of the studies have shown that on average, women still want men who are making as much
1:23.2	of them, if not more.
1:24.9	And the emphasis there is on the if not more. The average woman in the dating
1:30.6	market today, between ages 18 and 29 or above, are still wanting men who are able to acquire
1:38.8	more resources than them, who are able to out earn them. So the challenge that I think has happened is that,
1:45.4	you know, we can talk about social media and dating apps and all those things. But one of the
1:49.6	biggest discrepancies that I think has started to emerge is that as women have become more and
1:55.1	more financially independent, their mate or selection preferences haven't adapted or changed along with that financial independence.
2:04.9	So the reality is that, you know, women, even though they don't need a man, they don't need a man to pay for anything,
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