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re: Only 1 in 3 eligible young adults are actively dating
Posted on 2/15/26 at 7:09 am to theunknownknight
Posted on 2/15/26 at 7:09 am to theunknownknight
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Modern Women are too entitled
Social media has made everyone think their worth is higher than it is, and the left are turning men into women (literally and figuratively), and devaluing the strong male as something to avoid.
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Posted on 2/15/26 at 7:12 am to tigerinthebueche
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No amount of porn or type of porn is going to replace sex with a woman
Let's see how this ages in about five years
Posted on 2/15/26 at 7:23 am to RLDSC FAN
i blame obesity epidemic. It both lowers sex drive in the obese person and the attraction from the mate.
Posted on 2/15/26 at 7:48 am to TygerLyfe
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Let's see how this ages in about five years
At some point in the near future, sex bots, both male and female, will be much more realistic and affordable.
Glad I'm happily married to the real thing.
Posted on 2/15/26 at 8:22 am to RLDSC FAN
As someone who has spent some time on the dating apps, I totally get this.
At this point, I feel like I'm on a couple of the apps because I "should be trying to find a partner" more than anything else.
It's hard to go on these apps, swipe on a bunch of girls you think are around your level of attractiveness and then just occasionally get a response. Then, even if you do get a response, chances are, you're going to get ghosted.
So, of course, your self-confidence is going to plummet and you're going to start thinking, wow, I am not nearly as good-looking/charismatic as I thought.
It's because any woman on these sites are getting blown up with tons of likes and they have their choice to go on a date with plenty of guys. And if they go on a date with you and it isn't perfect, back to Hinge/Bumble/Twitter where they have messages from 15 other guys.
It's a tough world out there and then, when you're on the dates, because you're not getting that many matches, you put more pressure on yourself to be at your "best" and then the date doesn't go very well.
Or, someone who you're not that attracted to (someone who is on the borderline of "Do I swipe right or not" when you're swiping) is one of the only people replying to you and you're not very into the date.
It's tough...
At this point, I feel like I'm on a couple of the apps because I "should be trying to find a partner" more than anything else.
It's hard to go on these apps, swipe on a bunch of girls you think are around your level of attractiveness and then just occasionally get a response. Then, even if you do get a response, chances are, you're going to get ghosted.
So, of course, your self-confidence is going to plummet and you're going to start thinking, wow, I am not nearly as good-looking/charismatic as I thought.
It's because any woman on these sites are getting blown up with tons of likes and they have their choice to go on a date with plenty of guys. And if they go on a date with you and it isn't perfect, back to Hinge/Bumble/Twitter where they have messages from 15 other guys.
It's a tough world out there and then, when you're on the dates, because you're not getting that many matches, you put more pressure on yourself to be at your "best" and then the date doesn't go very well.
Or, someone who you're not that attracted to (someone who is on the borderline of "Do I swipe right or not" when you're swiping) is one of the only people replying to you and you're not very into the date.
It's tough...
This post was edited on 2/15/26 at 8:51 am
Posted on 2/15/26 at 8:29 am to RLDSC FAN
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36% of young adults say they’re confident they can read social cues on dates. They don’t know how to be with someone else.
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86% of our survey respondents said they hope to get married one day.
As the parent of a 16 year old, I'm all for bringing back arranged marriages
Posted on 2/15/26 at 8:32 am to TygerLyfe
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Let's see how this ages in about five years
Ok, let’s. Nothing is going to beat the real thing. Not even the much anticipated sex bots. Neither your hand nor some synthetic machine will ever replace the sensation of sex with a real person.
This trend of young people opting out of the dating game will reverse itself eventually. As all trends do.
Posted on 2/15/26 at 9:28 am to tigerinthebueche
quote:In a world where an average baw can swipe right 2 million times and only get one date, people won't care that the sensation of sex with a real person you love can't be replaced.
Ok, let’s. Nothing is going to beat the real thing. Not even the much anticipated sex bots. Neither your hand nor some synthetic machine will ever replace the sensation of sex with a real person.
This trend of young people opting out of the dating game will reverse itself eventually. As all trends do.
If they can't get a date and can't find love anyway, they'll settle for the next best thing, which they're already doing at epidemic numbers.
Posted on 2/15/26 at 9:33 am to NFLSU
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Dating apps have women thinking they have so many more options
The dating apps have RUINED this group. Couple that with so many divorces and single, man-hating moms raising daughters, and you have quite the conundrum. Add in a ridiculously elevated sense of self, and it's amazing girls will date anyone.
I was talking to an LSU student last year, and she was complaining - I kid you not - that there weren't enough tall boys on campus. She "prefers them to be 6' 2" and built." I'm surprised my mouth didn't just fall open. Yes, you want like 3% of the male population, because...reasons?
This girl is a 5 on a good day, and a few pounds over thick. I wanted to tell her to look in the mirror and get her butt to the gym and a tanning bed, but that would probably be too 90's of me. I just told her that I'm sure her prince charming was right around the corner!
Posted on 2/15/26 at 10:28 am to blue_morrison
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When the majority of your friends end up in divorces, it kind of turns you away from the idea. Hate to be pessimistic about it.
Thats certainly a huge part to it. I knew a guy who refuses to get married because his uncle had to pay his wife in divorce after he found her cheating on him.
Posted on 2/15/26 at 10:32 am to HouseMom
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I just told her that I'm sure her prince charming was right around the corner!
“Prince Charming” only takes an hour to fully charge, too!
Posted on 2/15/26 at 10:38 am to RLDSC FAN
My son is 24 and is marrying a sweet, level headed conservative girl that we adore on April 18th. I did my job as a dad and raised a well adjusted productive member of society.
Now they need to get busy making my grandbabies.
Now they need to get busy making my grandbabies.
This post was edited on 2/15/26 at 10:39 am
Posted on 2/15/26 at 10:45 am to Darth_Vader
More likely they’ll be divorced by 30.
Maybe you’ll get a grandkid beforehand though
Maybe you’ll get a grandkid beforehand though
Posted on 2/15/26 at 10:47 am to Darth_Vader
1. Dating is damn expensive- everyone knows how much it costs now to eat at even a basic restaurant.
2. Me too movement. Used to if there was a cute girl at work, you could ask for her number. Now guys are terrified of being hauled into HR.
3. People don’t just go anywhere like they used to. Church, bars, or anywhere. Most people go to work, come home and Netflix and doom scroll.
Reality is once you finish college and start the 8-5 grind, it’s very hard to meet anyone organically anymore.
2. Me too movement. Used to if there was a cute girl at work, you could ask for her number. Now guys are terrified of being hauled into HR.
3. People don’t just go anywhere like they used to. Church, bars, or anywhere. Most people go to work, come home and Netflix and doom scroll.
Reality is once you finish college and start the 8-5 grind, it’s very hard to meet anyone organically anymore.
This post was edited on 2/15/26 at 10:49 am
Posted on 2/15/26 at 11:03 am to RLDSC FAN
Marriage is a scam and the man risks everything
It’s not worth it
It’s not worth it
Posted on 2/15/26 at 11:10 am to Fat and Happy
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the man risks everything
This.
Wife gets annoyed or bored with husband, uses that as an excuse to start looking around and the husband ends up on the hook for whatever she ends up deciding to do.
Posted on 2/15/26 at 11:13 am to Allthatfades
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1. Dating is damn expensive- everyone knows how much it costs now to eat at even a basic restaurant.
2. Me too movement. Used to if there was a cute girl at work, you could ask for her number. Now guys are terrified of being hauled into HR.
3. People don’t just go anywhere like they used to. Church, bars, or anywhere. Most people go to work, come home and Netflix and doom scroll.
Reality is once you finish college and start the 8-5 grind, it’s very hard to meet anyone organically anymore.
Part of why people aren't going to the bars as often anymore, and increasing their chances of meeting someone organically, is because it's so freaking expensive to even get a couple beers nowadays.
I think your last point about the 8-5 grind making it hard to meet people is true. Unless you happen to find someone who is clearly showing interest in you at work, it's exhausting to work a full day, do chores/required tasks, deal with meals, try to have a social life, exercise, AND now find time to date.
Single people don't usually have someone to help them get everything done. If they have a bunch of chores to do we have to fit it all in after a long day at work rather than delegating to someone, we have to find the time to get it all done. Let alone if we want to exercise or do something social.
And now, on top of this, we have to try to talk to half-interested women on these dating apps and go on dates, which can be pretty expensive, knowing that the likely result of this is getting ghosted or rejected at some point, likely very early on.
Posted on 2/15/26 at 11:15 am to NFLSU
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Wife gets annoyed or bored with husband, uses that as an excuse to start looking around and the husband ends up on the hook for whatever she ends up deciding to do.
When will the laws be changed? Women are now making as much or as close to as much as men. And they're in school in bigger numbers than men now. You'd think it might be time for some upgrades.
Posted on 2/15/26 at 11:15 am to Fat and Happy
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Marriage is a scam
Marriage is one of the greatest blessings a person can have. People can be jerks to each other, but the institution of marriage is still the ideal arrangement for raising children.
Posted on 2/15/26 at 11:25 am to CocomoLSU
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This is definitely a big part of it. Dating apps have spoiled and overvalued girls for sure.
100 percent. Everyone has become hermits so the chances of seeing an attractive female in public that is approachable happens about 5% as often as it did 10 years ago. On top of that, the women Id typically persure are dmed so much online by simps that the last thing they are looking for is to be approached by a male in public and it end in a date. Other than bars, there are not many places that its socially acceptable to approach a woman you have never met just because she is pretty.
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