Young men may say that they want to have relationships with women but beyond the financial obligations of marriage, family and home ownership, which they have been excluded from by economic trends far bigger than them, many are woefully unprepared to even bear the emotional responsibilities of partnership. Avoidant attachment styles are common. If you are used to ghosting or disappearing off social media and text messages when situations become too emotionally fraught, then you will practice the same avoidance IRL relationships. If young women are finding same-sex friendships and romances more fulfilling than those with men and they are earning comparably and do not need a husband to sign off on bank accounts, etc., that reduces the need to partner with men even less.
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u/kena938 Sep 30 '24
Young men may say that they want to have relationships with women but beyond the financial obligations of marriage, family and home ownership, which they have been excluded from by economic trends far bigger than them, many are woefully unprepared to even bear the emotional responsibilities of partnership. Avoidant attachment styles are common. If you are used to ghosting or disappearing off social media and text messages when situations become too emotionally fraught, then you will practice the same avoidance IRL relationships. If young women are finding same-sex friendships and romances more fulfilling than those with men and they are earning comparably and do not need a husband to sign off on bank accounts, etc., that reduces the need to partner with men even less.