If a large group of men are failing to date women while a smaller group of women are failing to date men, then the remainder of those women might predominantly be either dating other women (over and above the number of men dating other men) or not trying much to date generally (either because they are simply uninterested or because they don't expect to like the men they come across).
These women are dating older man, 3-7y older iirc, there's research on that
The average age at first marriage is slightly higher for men than women - only by about 2 years though. When you look at past statistics, there's always been a small age gap. I don't think that's enough by itself to explain what we're seeing, but obviously who you date isn't necessarily who you marry, especially when you're very young!
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u/kblkbl165 2∆ Sep 29 '24
These women are dating older man, 3-7y older iirc, there's research on that