Women would rather sleep around in their 20s and then when they want to get married, they won’t settle for the man that would still pay full price for a cow that gave away its milk for free.
“...Rachel and I, in the book, explore how the actual dating scripts that we abide by include very long explorations on the dating market, they include dedicating your entire 20s and early 30s to more or less casual dating, certainly not dating with a view to family. They involve an endless vetting of that potential partner through long, nonexclusive dating, then long, exclusive dating, then cohabitation, then trial parenting a pet before one even is willing to consider having children.”
There’s not much latitude in the above-mentioned script for a woman who has traditional, conservative morals and would like to focus on actual courtship with a goal of marriage.
Society could be doing a much better job of helping serious young people vet quality marriage partners.
Also, children are supposed to be a natural outcome of marriage; this article seems to assume it’s some sort of lifestyle choice, like choosing upholstery.
sex has been too easy for men and now many of them do not know how to romance let alone find a gal to marry....
Modern, Western (American) society champions rugged individualism, wealth and education, competition and “getting ahead”.
Religion and basic Judeo-Christian beliefs or values are laughed at as being anachronistic.
So-called “Equality” has narrowed the gap between the sexes.
Women who “want it all” in the end must juggle and struggle with that life choice. Men are afraid to commit due to the laws and increasing pornography.
The bottom line is that we have become a selfish and narcissistic society that values self-expression over common sense.
The Boomer “Me Generation” has gone awry from generation to generation to the point that people now question their biological sex.
“There are no gender differences in young adults’ views of the importance of getting married or having children.”