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Number of 'lonely, single' men is on the rise as women with higher dating standards look for partners who are are 'emotionally available, good communicators, and share similar values', says psychologist
UK Daily Mail ^ | August 15, 2022 | Jessica Green

Posted on 08/15/2022 5:48:20 PM PDT by C19fan

Men are lonelier than ever as they struggle to meet the higher dating standards of modern women, according to a psychologist.

American psychologist Greg Matos wrote in a recent Psychology Today article that the current state of young and middle-aged men's love lives shows they need to 'address a skills deficit'.

He said: 'I hear recurring dating themes from women between the ages of 25 and 45: They prefer men who are emotionally available, good communicators, and share similar values'.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: dating; marriage; men; women
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To: C19fan

Emotionally unavailable is the province of womyn

A canard

They don’t want that as much as shrinks say they do

It makes them vulnerable

Like women are better parents or better at taking care of old parents

Strongest emotion in women is fear

Both not true in my observations of 65 years

The Bible writers knew women


241 posted on 08/15/2022 10:49:18 PM PDT by wardaddy (Lawyers guns and money……I lived it…. Now I'm old…. I have wonderful children)
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To: FormerFRLurker; cherry; Mark17

What threads like this reveal is that there is a lot of room for maturity on both sides of the aisle.

The problems addressed in male/female relationships are not because of the innate differences in how men and women are wired and think, but because of the maturity of the individuals involved.

There’s way too much selfishness on both sides with people looking only for what they can get out of a marriage for themselves. And a little common courtesy from both sides would go a long way towards smoothing things over.

Scripture gives some good basic guidelines on marriage and following those would help tremendously.


242 posted on 08/15/2022 10:58:07 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: catnipman

with a permanent scowl on their face ...

Just the USCG PO on the cover of the latest issue of the Naval Institute Proceedings. Her whole expression says ‘I have issues’ The dyke and the expression are typical of the Proceedings today.


243 posted on 08/15/2022 11:10:00 PM PDT by robowombat (Orth, all y aa)
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To: Chode

The lines should be going straight up and down, seeking their own level.


244 posted on 08/15/2022 11:10:45 PM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: metmom
Scripture gives some good basic guidelines on marriage

It does indeed.

245 posted on 08/15/2022 11:12:23 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: central_va

Also, not gay, not married, not a Trumper, must have tats and beard but no fish pics, and likes puppies.


246 posted on 08/15/2022 11:19:17 PM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: metmom

I think that is a lesson that we humans can draw from the animal kingdom. Males, of all species, need plumage to attract a female. Plumage signifies suitability as a mate. With animals, they signify that with bright colours and the ability to gather resources.

With humans, it is pretty much the same. For males, it is how he dresses and his ability to gather resources. Those skid row bums could use a lesson on how to dress. We need to be more disciplined, as a society, on that point.


247 posted on 08/15/2022 11:34:00 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Some men want to watch the world burn. It is they that want you to buy an electric car.)
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To: FormerFRLurker

Women date up, men date across and down. We’re happy with semi cute, feminine, and friendly.


248 posted on 08/15/2022 11:35:24 PM PDT by JohnnyP (Thinking is hard work (I stole that from Rush).)
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To: Persevero

Sex hormones in the water, or in the womb(residual birth control chemicals sill lurking in blood)?


249 posted on 08/15/2022 11:50:21 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: central_va

Lots of Asian women have adopted western woke and greedy values. Be smart. They ain’t all little loving, strong, but submissive sweethearts.


250 posted on 08/15/2022 11:55:19 PM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: C19fan

Find a smart, conservative Christian woman. She wants her man to be a man and will respect his authority as head of the household.

My husband and I just celebrated 32 years together. I love him more than the day I married him because he is not just my husband, he is the father of my children. I would kill for him, die for him, and he for me.

My son is getting married in January to a young lady who is a rock-solid conservative Christian like me. She loves that he is a manly man like my husband.

When your values align, divorce is the last thing on your mind (after alien invasions and dinosaurs erupting from the core of the earth).


251 posted on 08/15/2022 11:56:45 PM PDT by TheWriterTX (Trust not in earthly princes....!)
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To: Getready

If you get them mad at you, you’ll be treated to a free rendition of The Flight of the Bumblebee.


252 posted on 08/15/2022 11:59:46 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Some men want to watch the world burn. It is they that want you to buy an electric car.)
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To: CFW

I was lucky. I discovered a rare specimen that had managed to somehow survive in an urban setting in NY of all places. I knew he was a once in a lifetime discovery when I saw the fishing gear, hunting rifles, and tool box so big it was the size of a refrigerator bursting with tools he knew how to use.

Been happily married ever since.


253 posted on 08/16/2022 12:09:26 AM PDT by TheWriterTX (Trust not in earthly princes....!)
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To: Trump.Deplorable

“Ever seen a modern woman? Jabba the Hutt with purple hair”

The modern men are not much better. Soy boys who I’m not sure can grow a beard or have hair one between their legs.


254 posted on 08/16/2022 12:22:14 AM PDT by Morgana ( Always a bit of truth in dark humor. )
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To: TheWriterTX

It sounds like you, your husband, your son, and your future daughter-in-law all have it together. Help spread the word that the world needs.


255 posted on 08/16/2022 12:22:39 AM PDT by Monterrosa-24 (To the barricades !!!)
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To: Jonty30
Getting things done is what really makes most men their happiest.

Absolutely correct! A man without goals, without something to strive for, achieve/fix/build or improve is a man who is lost. My lovely wife occasionally chides me to "relax" more but she fully understands that I love to work, repair things, improve things. She knows I must work to be content; whether it's working in my recording studio, doing house repairs or improvements, building furniture or fixing the car. She's very thankful for my skills and she "gets it."

She says that the reason that so many women today are alone and angry is that they want to be men and exhibit the very "toxic" masculine traits they rail against. I'll add that most men prefer feminine women and I know for sure that most women prefer masculine men. I believe that neither preference is wholly conscious but is a biological/revolutionary reality.

I'm married to a gorgeous British woman who is totally comfortable in her femininity. I'm enjoying every minute of it - she really adores being with a guy who can "take care of business." No so-called "battle of the sexes" in my house, just peace and harmony because between the two of us everything gets done without having to say a word or formally delegate the responsibilities of running a household.

256 posted on 08/16/2022 1:16:52 AM PDT by Rocco DiPippo (I)
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To: Morgana

Many men dud not learn the necessity of plumage. All males need plumage to be attractive.

For humans, it is being well dressed and being able to perform well against other males.

I think most females look around at other females to see their mates and they compare what they have with what others were able to get.


257 posted on 08/16/2022 1:25:19 AM PDT by Jonty30 (Some men want to watch the world burn. It is they that want you to buy an electric car.)
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To: who knows what evil?

There’s a lot more to it than that.


258 posted on 08/16/2022 1:25:37 AM PDT by .44 Special (Taimid Buacharch)
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To: catnipman

You and I live on different planets. None of the women ‘round here look like that.


259 posted on 08/16/2022 1:29:33 AM PDT by .44 Special (Taimid Buacharch)
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To: .44 Special

Ya think?


260 posted on 08/16/2022 1:30:21 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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