“signaling a larger breakdown in the social, romantic and sexual life of the American male”
No, it signals that young ladies nowadays are, by and large, skanks who would rather be just a “side piece” for one of the top tier of attractive men, than date someone who is actually in their league.
Young women have ridiculously unrealistic expectations and then get frustrated when they can’t actually land the top 10-15% of men they are going for even though they are nowhere near the top 10-15% of women. Then they hit the wall and discover men in their league no longer want them. Then they get bitter.