The real reason so many women have given up on dating

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On Medium, I came across Why So Many Women Have Given Up On Dating.

First, let’s do some fact-checking. How many women have given up on dating? A 2020 Pew survey finds that 61% of single men are looking for a relationship or dates vs 38% of single women. The gender gap is even wider for older singles. One 2022 Pew survey says “a majority of single Americans overall are off the dating market — 56% say they are not currently looking for a relationship or casual dates, up slightly from 50% in 2019.”

So, yeah. Apparently, a lot of women have given up on dating.

So what does Medium author Laura Wellington believe are the main culprits?

1. Feminism has gone too far
2. Women are exhausted
3. Online dating
4. Gender role confusion
5. Men dating younger women
6. Economic malaise/cost disease
7. Kids from previous relationships
8. Time crunch
9. Women spurning vaccinated men

I’d group 1, 2, 4, 6, and 8 together under the banner of feminism + macroeconomic changes. I’ll give her 3, 5, and 7. As for…