Ozymandeas
Veteran
I really like that this is discussed more and I really appreciate guys like Scott Galloway putting this in the forefront. Ive actually donated to the American Institute Of Boys & Men due to its research. The founder Richard Reeves has a black stepson and he had a chapter dedicated to Black Boys & Men due to our unique issues. I was also impressed he referenced Tommy J Curry's The Man Not.
Galloway tends to think Boys and Men need to be economically viable to compete in the modern dating market and in life. I'd strongly agree with him because we see that educated women and men are still getting married (although later in life) and the ones impacted the most are Men with less education thus less economic opportunities. If men were making more it would be easier.
BTW I don't think women's progress is necessarily "bad" but it has changed things. Maybe women should look at the guy who makes less than them but since women have made great strives they see it as "dating down" which is a problem in itself. We see it in dating apps too. Why do you think Bumble which is female centric went from $70 IPO to almost a penny stock. Neither gender is happier with dating apps for the most part.
BTW I don't think it's necessarily apps but it definitely accelerated the problem.
Agreed. I watched this video yesterday. You can boil 90% of the country's dating problem to men not feeling economically secure.
Most men (not all but, most) just aren't going to feel confident if they're not on a strong financial footing.
We're built to provide and if you're not doing that, one, women will peep it, even if they don't have a single idea of what you're making, your vibe will not be the same as a man who is 100% secure in his life, and then two, men will self-select out of going for alot of women because they know it's not gonna happen.