Professor warns of a ‘mating’ crisis. Was there was mating crisis 40 years ago?

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Professor warns of a ‘mating’ crisis. Was there was mating crisis 40 years ago?

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Professor warns of a ‘mating’ crisis in US as fewer men go to college
“Over the next few years, for every one man that graduates from college, there’s going to be two women,” he said. “So this is becoming overwhelming. College is becoming the domain of women and not men.” “The most dangerous person in the world is a broke and a lone male and we are producing too many of them,” Mr Galloway added.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/worl ... 27704.html

I wonder if a mating crisis existed 40 years ago when the vast majority of college graduates were men?

I guess hypergamy is alive and well, and there's some truth to the 80x20 rule.
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Change your hand position on the keyboard. The way it is now, you only seem to be able to play one note.
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Morley wrote:
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Change your hand position on the keyboard. The way it is now, you only seem to be able to play one note.
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Doctor Steuss wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 10:52 pm
Morley wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 9:14 pm
Change your hand position on the keyboard. The way it is now, you only seem to be able to play one note.
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doubtingthomas wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:29 pm
I wonder if a mating crisis existed 40 years ago when the vast majority of college graduates were men?

I guess hypergamy is alive and well, and there's some truth to the 80x20 rule.
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College is becoming the domain of women and not men
what about employment? I don't know anything about this topic, but I'd want to also see men dropping out of the workforce like flies before finding it concerning at all.

College is way too expensive for what you get in terms of employment options for the average person, it might be a smart move not to go to college.
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honorentheos wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 11:14 pm
Doctor Steuss wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 10:52 pm

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Gadianton wrote:
Fri Jan 13, 2023 8:54 pm
what about employment? I don't know anything about this topic, but I'd want to also see men dropping out of the workforce like flies before finding it concerning at all.
There's a gender pay gap. Young, single women make more than young, single men.
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/02/10904660 ... women-earn

Men are not dropping out, the jobs are simply leaving, "Men and the Manufacturing Decline" "When Factory Jobs Vanish, Men Become Less Desirable Partners"
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/ar ... ly/518280/

What really bothers me is that a lot of young women have very high standards, but lower their standards when they hit the Wall.
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doubtingthomas wrote:
Fri Jan 13, 2023 9:47 pm
What really bothers me is that a lot of young women have very high standards, but lower their standards when they hit the Wall.
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“Let’s dissect the cautionary tale delivered to young women about ‘hitting the wall;’ a horror story of love, rejection, fear, revenge, and wrinkles. The ‘wall’ is a new term; the concept is centuries old.

Society teaches women to fear the passage of time. One day, they warn young women, you will grow old. You will age, gain weight, your boobs will drop, and wrinkles will take over your face. This is the ‘wall’, and depending on who you speak to, the age women reach it varies. Different men say the age is 25, 30, or 40.

This is a popular topic among ‘red pill’ communities, MGTOW members, incels, and similar internet hangouts. The umbrella term for groups like this is the ‘manosphere.’ Society fed this tired old trope to women, long before the internet existed. Ladies, you’ve heard the spiel: don’t be too picky, settle down while you’re young, beautiful, and fertile. Otherwise, you’ll miss your chance to get a man and have babies with him. If you miss this window of opportunity, you’ll be alone in life, unloved, and worthless. That stern finger wags in our faces: ‘you’ll regret everything, one day, young lady!’

…Certain Gen Z men have levelled a new accusation toward women… They complain young women are going wild… Then, when women want to marry and have children, it’s too late for them to meet a good guy, because they’ve hit the dreaded wall.

…Why does this theory persist?

One word: rejection. What we’re dealing with is a bunch of guys with hurt feelings because a woman (or women) dared to turn down their advances. If a guy lacks the maturity to take rejection, the wall becomes a comforting revenge fantasy…”

https://medium.com/sharon-alger/women-s ... 6049491aae
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Marcus wrote:
Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:49 pm
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What took you so long to respond? I was waiting for you. You should stop reading your medium blog nonsense and read this.
Sharon Alger, in an article for ‘Medium’ wrote: … the wall becomes a comforting revenge fantasy…”
https://medium.com/sharon-alger/women-s ... 6049491aae
It's not a fantasy, a lot of women lower their standards when they get older. For example, a study "found that women aged between 18 and 30 are the most likely to stipulate a certain level of education." However, "when men and women reach the age of 40...men actually become more picky about it than women." Seriously, how pathetic. :lol: I'll be very picky when I get older.

https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2018/0 ... comparison
Sharon Alger, in an article for ‘Medium’ wrote: … If a guy lacks the maturity to take rejection…
https://medium.com/sharon-alger/women-s ... 6049491aae
There's nothing wrong with rejection, but getting rejected too much is bad for your mental and physical health.
"I have the type of (REAL) job where I can choose how to spend my time," says Marcus. :roll:
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