“They same applies to men, by the way, only with slightly less negative consequences on the downside“
Nah. It always evens out. Men hate to be alone more than women. In general. Ironically
Middle aged men without families are a very sad lot
They may hate to be alone only until they have been with a woman awhile. Then they relaize they are better off not having them around all the time and really only need them for very short periods. Women on the other hand need men far more, for security, for doing things they can’t or don’t want to do, for giving them attention and validation, for financial support.
How old are you? A quarter of 40 year olds never have been married. In 1980, it was 6%.
Men are tired of being taken to the cleaners by women. So it's better to be alone.
Want to increase our marriage rate and ultimately the birth rate? Change the law so men won't lose everything when they get divorced.