“Sadly, I know a number of such young men among friends of the family. “
My son is 30 and unmarried. He has had his wild times, and is employed in a stable job, and has his own home. He’d like to find a good woman and get married. Why hasn’t he?
Modern women, in general, are shrews. Our culture teaches them that they are superior, they are princesses, and they should never, ever have to compromise. Who in their right mind would voluntarily marry such a person? It would be far quicker to find a woman you don’t like and give her half of your stuff.
Because while he was out wilding, what few good women there are get snapped up by men who saw marriage as a life goal and did not think a period of wilding was a prerequisite to that goal.
Now he has to hunt for a good woman who some how survived her 20’s without a series of failed relationships that left her with a bad attitude and a kid or two.
This is the other side of the coin on the issue of delaying marriage for an extended adolescence. It damages people, especially women and then the men can’t find a suitable marriage partner when they want to settle down.
Your son limited his own choices.
If he is serious about marriage it’s matchmaker and blind date time. The wives of friends and co-workers might also be a good source, or perhaps a mail order bride from the Philippines or S. Korea.