Young U.S. men having a lot less sex in the 21st century, study shows

Reuters ^ | June 12, 2020 | Saumya Joseph and Ankur Banerjee

[CheshireTheCat]

Sexual activity among young American men has declined sharply since 2000, with nearly a third reporting no sex with a partner in the prior year, according to a survey study published on Friday that suggests social media and electronic gaming might be filling the void. The trend is concerning as sexual relationships are important for well-being and health, researchers note.

The survey found that from 2000 to 2018, nearly one in three U.S. men aged 18 to 24 reported no sexual activity in the past year. Lack of sexual activity, or sexual inactivity, was also on the rise among men and women aged 25 to 34 years during the survey period, the report in the journal JAMA Network Open found.

Possible reasons for the decline in sexual frequency may also include stress of juggling work and intimate relationships, as well as the prevalence of other forms of solo entertainment.

[CheshireTheCat]

When I was growing up, parents of some of my friends would tell us that when they went to high school everyone took a class in their senior year that was essentially a class in being an adult. Names were drawn out of a hat and males and females were put together in a mock marriage situation. They were given scenarios in terms of mock ages they were at, professions, incomes, etc. They were given lessons on how insurance worked and such. They were then given tasks to make decisions as a couple on what kind of insurance to get, house to buy, etc and these decisions were discussed in class. Guest speakers from banks, insurance companies were brought in, etc. These people were often former students at the high school.

A few people actually ended up marrying their mock partners. Sometimes not right away--they may have reconnected years later.

The parents said the class really helped them think about what they wanted in a partner and also demystified talking to the opposite sex as well as helped them think about what careers to go into and the plusses and minuses of settling down while young versus waiting and how best to make a go of it if settling down when young.

Some of them did end up marrying young and had successful marriages.

[Gay State Conservative]

OK,less sex with *women*...but now that bath houses have disappeared there’s always “grindr”.

[cranked]

Internet pornz and a hand yo.....just saying. /s

Easier than dealing with the feminist BS, etc.

[ArcadeQuarters]

Filling out all the legal paperwork ruins the moment.

[shelterguy]

It’s ok as long as the hand identifies as a woman.

[Gay State Conservative]

Have you ever seen “To Sir,With Love”? Great,great film.Sidney Pottier was excellent as was everyone else featured.Well worth seeing...particularly in light of your comment.

[snoringbear]

Always search for the root cause. I have done this. And, have found it. There’s a shortage of Notary’s. Need someone to create an app so 24/7 Service will be available 🙄....

[combat_boots]

Rim shot!

[escapefromboston]

dating apps make it easier for less desirable women to “date” attractive men when before they’d probably have to go with guys on their levels

[Balding_Eagle]

Has anyone looked at today’s young women?

Big part of the answer lies there.

[Jeff Chandler]

Young U.S. men having a lot less sex

Of course. Have you seen the young women these days?

[BBQToadRibs]

We had that class too. We had to manage a joint checking/savings account. Manage known bills, utilities, and then random “car broke down, additional $500.” Added a credit card and charged up $1000, now you have an additional monthly bill. &^%$. Got a dog, additional monthly expense. Needed a plumber, $150.

It was actually a very good class on real juggling of finances as an adult, something we had no experience or knowledge of.

The girl I was paired with, we’re still friends and keep in touch. But it was a very small country town, a lot of us have kept in touch. Small communities are tight.

[jeffc]

Fewer men and women worthy of being marriage partners nowadays.

Destroy marriage, you destroy the family.

Destroy the family, you destroy society.

Destroy society, you destroy civilization...

[econjack]

Probably a byproduct of the Snowflake Syndrome.

[mewzilla]

Has anyone taken a look at today’s young men?

[bert]

Today’s tight assed young somethings turned out by the tens of thousands to protest the death of a woman hating, woman beating black thug.

I saw them on TV. They formed the mass of the protests

[Pikachu_Dad]

But no decline for women?

Are they hardening up ?!?

[Mr. Jeeves]

That “adult” class is a great idea - too bad its heteronormativity would horrify government educators from coast to coast today.

[headstamp 2]

Must be the soy.

[wac3rd]

The indoctrination of hating themselves is complete.