So here are two articles I read recently:
1) Why Single women want to remain single
2) And only 34% of women are dating compared to 54% of single men
So lots of people are “freaking out” about this and asking “who will have the babies?” But isn’t it a good thing that women are deprioritizing centering men in their lives? As someone who worked and advocated in the abuse space for years, I think it is exciting to see women raising their expectations and focusing on career and friendships. I resonated with this paragraph:
“You know, it makes me think back to, though – as we discussed, you know, women seem to be kind of decentering romance from their lives and instead, you know, focusing on their careers or pouring into their friendships or family lives or finding hobbies. You know, I think that the idea that women have a habit, it seems, as a group of finding other forms of fulfillment outside of career or outside of romantic love might be something that could be good for everybody. But that’s just my two cents.”
What are your thoughts?
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The only population I can imagine freaking out at the increasing financial and emotional independence of women inside and outside the dating pool are men who struggle to meet basic dating standards (i.e. hygiene, employment, emotional intelligence, etc.)
The only ones I hear complaining about this in real life are old people, that are concerned with their future and pensions. For them women dating less means less children, less pension.
It’s a good thing for women. It’s a bad thing for men who feel entitled to the emotional, physical, and sexual labor of those women.
Welcome to the patriarchy, where if a thing is good for women but bad for men, it’s bad.