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by tsdlts
1979 days ago
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Just curious but do you have a source for the claim that a surprising number of women are not having sex at a late age? The sad part of this comment is that it seems almost inevitable given how much our society has driven the commodification of human relationships. Most of my friends always "hedged" their relationships, that is, having multiple partners waiting in the wings in case their old relationship falls off, or in case something "better" comes along. In this case better is a purely emotionally detached lists of pros and cons, an exchange of what can be gained. I can see women in their early 30s downloading an app and then clicking through a form of what their ideal sperm phenotypes will be. Blue eyes, over 6 feet, college educated etc. Then it gives you a catalogue of men with professional headshots and brief product descriptions listing all their greatest traits for you to select from. |
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The BBC article [2] is unfortunately just anecdotal.
At [3] they cite the CDC, saying
> between 12-14 percent of adults aged 20-24 have never had sex. This number drops to around five percent for adults aged 25-29, and by age 44, only around 0.3 percent of adults report never having had the type of sex that could end in somebody getting pregnant.
which are much lower numbers than I remember from another survey.
What I remember is that, although on the one hand there is still a bulk trend of decreasing age of sexual debut, on the other hand these average/median statistics hide a large cohort of more-educated women who have never had a sexual partner. But my impression may not be supported by national data, and may involve social selection effects.
[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/03/29/share-ame...
[2] https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-44143003
[3] https://health.howstuffworks.com/relationships/love/how-many...
[4] https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle...