Some young Americans scale back dating as costs and apps add pressure, survey shows

The reproduction issue in the west is like no other example in history, you find people in much more dire situations in global south countries and they still re-produce, however in the west, who are better off - relatively speaking - still chose not to reproduce... which implicate the problem is more fundamental rather than economic woes.

Think about it: A baby eats 10% of what a human eats, until he grows in 15 years and eats the same portion as an adult - today clothing can be bought for very little money and thats it! The kid adores time with his parents, not a playstation 7 or a new phone...

My understanding is the legal structure in western countries have gone unhinged in favor of women, which have made western men second guess this whole arrangement, understandably - if a women decides to, she can ruin a mans life and make him a slave - if for some reason she get bored of the arrangement or maybe she regret, she can make the man jealous and trigger him to react a certain away and than file legal complaint against him - this happens all the time btw, all over the world involving rich people - but western system have allowed poor women to leach on poor men.... and you have all these "boss women" propaganda BS to influence women to behave a certain way etc, which adds to the toxic cocktail!

In Africa and West Asia were I have experience with relationships, the standard is incredibly low, beside the obvious of getting on with someone on your level - if you are a kind man and show respect you will have zero problem finding a good lady as your future wife.

Latin America and the west is the exact opposite, these women are divas and devils, the more kind you are the more they look to get over you - I had a relationship with a Colombian and it was the worst decision in my life, straight up drama and i only found peace once I left the country.

I am obviously generalizationg, as you can find bad women everywhere, but the path seems to be made against the average western man and data suggest it is the case.

there's a lot to be said for self-reliance

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