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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: ConservativeInPA

That’s what I was thinking.

Too woke.


21 posted on 08/15/2022 5:56:57 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: airborne
I felt more loneliness during my marriage. Not any more.

Dude, I know that feeling! Divorce was the best thing that ever happened to me! Didn't know it when I was going through it, but I damn' sure did 2 years afterwards.

22 posted on 08/15/2022 5:57:30 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: ConservativeInPA

Lol, They should take the research further focusing on all the over the hill, miserable, lonely hags in their 50s, 60s and 70s who were picky bitches in their 20s, 30s and 40s. I speak from experience.


23 posted on 08/15/2022 5:57:31 PM PDT by suijuris (Once a man learns to see he finds himself alone in the world with nothing but folly.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

I don’t blame men, toxic feminists are a big turn off


24 posted on 08/15/2022 5:57:37 PM PDT by Trump.Deplorable
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To: Trump.Deplorable

You must be in the WRONG environment. Does not describe the ones I know.


25 posted on 08/15/2022 5:57:55 PM PDT by madison10
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To: C19fan

What does “emotionally available” mean? Available to be emotionally tormented until your sanity is as wrecked as the person you once made the mistake of meeting?


26 posted on 08/15/2022 5:58:07 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Trump.Deplorable

If I were dating today I think most of my dates would be very short.

Me: “Did you vote for Trump?”
Her: “No.”
Me: “Bye!”


27 posted on 08/15/2022 5:58:38 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Reaganez

The hypergamy theory states exactly that.
Women would rather share a single high quality man than be with somebody they believe below themselves.

60% of women circle around the top 20% of men
The middle 20% of women marry within the middle 60% of men.
The bottom 20% of both don’t marry anybody.


28 posted on 08/15/2022 5:58:39 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: Reaganez

Lot of younger women I know aren’t interested in men/marriage in the slightest.

And they are the sort that would be marriable.


29 posted on 08/15/2022 5:59:02 PM PDT by SPDSHDW (Buy JHP ammo, Level 3/4 armor and rifles. Won’t be able to for much longer, and we’re gonna need em)
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To: Reaganez

Way more homo men than women I think.


30 posted on 08/15/2022 5:59:16 PM PDT by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: Trump.Deplorable
I don’t blame men, toxic feminists are a big turn off

Feminists are but one part of the problem. MOST women are a big turn-off!!

31 posted on 08/15/2022 5:59:35 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: SPDSHDW

Lesbianism or Bisexuality among women has pretty much now been “normalized” in our culture.


32 posted on 08/15/2022 5:59:53 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: C19fan
as women with higher dating standards look for partners who are are 'emotionally available, good communicators, and share similar values

How did “and makes lots of money” not make it on that list?!

33 posted on 08/15/2022 5:59:59 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: MtnClimber

It means being a girlfriend
Alpha f*cks, while single.
Beta bucks to marry.


34 posted on 08/15/2022 6:00:13 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: C19fan
I see a lot of women's dating profile who are looking
35 posted on 08/15/2022 6:01:41 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: dfwgator

These women aren’t the sort to lean that way. They just don’t care.

But yes, by and large you are 100% correct


36 posted on 08/15/2022 6:02:13 PM PDT by SPDSHDW (Buy JHP ammo, Level 3/4 armor and rifles. Won’t be able to for much longer, and we’re gonna need em)
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To: C19fan

Nope. Misdiagnosis. The Women’s Movement is the reason.

Women are more rebellious and antagonistic toward men and specifically their husbands than they ever were. I think a lot of men are just fed up and stay single (and I suppose lonely.)

Women in general used to be a lot more attractive, soft, and feminine than they are now.


37 posted on 08/15/2022 6:02:17 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: C19fan

All of those requirements are horse manure.
There are more single men out there because most women under 40 are nuts.


38 posted on 08/15/2022 6:03:06 PM PDT by TexasM1A
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To: Sicon

The Husband Store

A brand new store has just opened in New York City that sells Husbands.
When women go to choose a husband, they have to follow the instructions at the entrance:

You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are 6 floors and the value of
the products increase as you ascend the flights. You may choose any item
from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you
CANNOT go back down except to exit the building.

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband.
The 1st floor sign on the door reads:
Floor 1: These men have jobs.
The 2nd floor sign reads:
Floor 2: These men have Jobs and Love Kids.
The 3rd floor sign reads:
Floor 3: These men have Jobs, Love Kids and are extremely good looking.
“Wow,” she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.
She goes to the 4th floor and the sign reads:
Floor 4: These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and help with Housework.
“Oh, mercy me!” she exclaims, “I can hardly stand it!”
Still, she goes to the 5th floor and sign reads:
Floor 5: These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, help with Housework and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the 6th floor and the sign reads:
Floor 6: You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor.
There are no men on this floor.
This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.
Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.

To avoid gender bias charges, the store’s owner opens a New Wives store just across the street.
The 1st first floor has wives that love sex.
The 2nd floor has wives that love sex and have money.
The 3rd,4th, 5th and 6th floors have never been visited.


39 posted on 08/15/2022 6:03:10 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: C19fan

Well, the tables turn when everyone ages. The women become more desperate as men have a better pick of what’s out there.


40 posted on 08/15/2022 6:03:18 PM PDT by ScottinVA (Кчерту Путина, Kчерту Россию)
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