[livinginfear]

Social customs surrounding sex inside marriage, or even sex inside a relationship have changed over time. Successful men have sexual access to more than one woman (If that's what they want). Sure, eventually people settle down and pair off, but before that happens the market is completely different.

[stavros]

I really doubt that a small group of men now hoards 70% of the women.

[livinginfear]

No one hoards women. If the top 10% of men had sexual access to more than one woman at a time, without committing to any of them in a monogamous relationship, that alone would be enough to change the dating landscape significantly. Assuming that the women involved weren't in a different relationship at the time.

[stavros]

Exactly, you're assuming that the man "had sexual access to more than one woman at a time", whereas the women were exclusive to that man. That's basically the definition of hoarding.

[earlone]

what makes you think that "women were exclusive to that man" ?

[stavros]

Because if they aren't, we're back to one woman per man...

[earlone]

No, look China for example. Many single men, because women know what they want.

[earlone]

The 3rd graph of the article talks by itself...

[stavros]

People not going on dates?

[earlone]

Yes, plus the 5% getting 10+ dates per year

[stavros]

That graph doesn't say first dates. It's just people dating the same person a lot. Even if it was first dates, that doesn't mean much.

I'd advise you to think about what these things mean, rather than draw wrong conclusions from propaganda.

[earlone]

I'd prefer that you keep your advices for yourself. It seems the american "date" has a different cultural meaning than in other parts of the world where it doesn't exist as such. If you go to Europe and say you "date" 10+ times the same person in a year, you'd be considered as someone desperate. Dating in Europe just refers to the first encounter.