Bachelors Compete for Dwindling Supply of Bachelorettes

foxnews ^ | Thursday, December 27, 2001 | Catherine Donaldson-Evans

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NEW YORK

[Steve0113]

Someone who has lived a hedonistic lifestyle for many years is hardly a potential quality mate.

Ever heard of repentance?

[James Lewis]

It definitely feels like there are less quality women out there

Quality? Now that women have been liberated (from responsibility for their behavior), quality women are a thing of the past. The best that a man can hope for is disease free.

[James Lewis]

I personally observe the same. While complaining that there are no decent men available, they can't drop their drawers fast enough for a good looking womanizing stud. And then, expect some other sucker to help them deal with the problems they create.

[James Lewis]

I recommend sleazy bars, preferably within walking distance of a trailer park.

Wrong. Any bar. Any Neighborhood. For eight years, that included the White House.

[mattdono]

My bad...Maslow is indeed the proper spelling.

Thanks, Crusty. (Hey Crusty: When are you going to get tired of that women? Don't you need a rest?)

[uglybiker]

I have been refered to as such. ;-)

[Shooter 2.5]

I think your problem is that you're calling yourself a Dallas Gal and they don't know where Beford is. The good guys are looking for you. They just don't know where to find you.

[TRY ONE]

Well, well...guys will just have to start taking a peek under those burka's.....

[LN2Campy]

Someone who has lived a hedonistic lifestyle for many years is hardly a potential quality mate.

Ever heard of repentance?

Better yet, ever heard of "Practice makes perfect"? Heh heh heh...

[LN2Campy]

"It definitely feels like there are less quality women out there," said Rengan Rajaratnam, 31, a hedge fund analyst in New York. "I stress about it. It's like they've all gone away or someone snatched them all."

heh heh he said "snatch" heh heh...

[scouse]

single women are scarcer this year than two years ago.

This is so true....In my house; at least. My wife threw out my last collection and won't allow me to keep anymore. :^))

[SauronOfMordor]

For the roughly 5 million never-married men 30-39, there are only about 3.6 million never-married women 25-29.

Anybody notice they're using a 5-year age spread for women (25-29) versus a 10-year spread for men (30-39)? Of COURSE there are going to be more men than women in that group. What would the numbers be if they compared women 25-34 vs men 30-39?

[monkey]

Thirty-something men who want women in their mid- to late-20s will also find themselves competing. For the roughly 5 million never-married men 30-39, there are only about 3.6 million never-married women 25-29.

Isn't "single" the relevant category, rather than "never-married"? They're also comparing a ten-year age range for men with a five-year age range for women.

The underlying idea in this bogus article is that most men, regardless of age, want young women. If men 20-50 y.o. compete for women in their twenties, there will be a shortage of women. Woe betides the woman over thirty who wants to marry, however.

Marriage, as we have known it, is dying, and will breathe its last this century.

[thesharkboy]

Once again, I'll point out this little gem in the article (which I seem to remember has been posted here before).

Thirty-something men who want women in their mid- to late-20s will also find themselves competing. For the roughly 5 million never-married men 30-39, there are only about 3.6 million never-married women 25-29.

So, there are roughly 1.5 times as many never-married (NM) men 30-39 as NM women 25-29? Why is this surprising? The age range quoted for the men is 10 years, but the age range for the women is 5 years. The relevant data would be NM women aged 30-39 (or perhaps 25-34 or something similar) compared to NM men aged 30-39. I would guess that the number of NM men and women in any similar age range would be roughly the same.

[luvzhottea]

I wonder how much an impact the immigration of single men into the U.S. has on this.

[thesharkboy]

Is this creepy or what?

[SamAdams76]

Guys; in this society, if you are having a hard time meeting eligible women, then you are a LOSER, plain and simple. Eligible women are EVERYWHERE; this article is nonsense.

Yeah, you are right about that. What I want to know is why did all the women wait until I was married before they started coming on to me? For some reason, many women like to go after married men. I guess they have a thing for breaking up families. They seem to thrive on creating turmoil.