Sexual loneliness: A neglected public health problem?

> One possible aid for sexual loneliness might come from online dating apps such as Tinder. In theory, online dating could provide an efficient way to find a partner. However, online dating divides people heavily into winners and losers – perhaps even more so than traditional dating. While women can get attention from thousands of men online in just a few hours, men are lucky if anyone is interested in them

My wife doesn't get it ... I often tell her that if both her and I signed up for a dating app, her inbox would be flooded with messages. Yet, if I were to message hundreds of women, I might get lucky and get a handful of responses. She thinks I'm exaggerating ...

Re: Sexual loneliness: A neglected public health problem?

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Post by f-securus » Thu, Jan 26, 2023, 5:07 PM UTC

Legalize prostitution and regulate safety and perhaps incels would build confidence and learn to socialize a bit from paid sexual interactions?

I'm kind of ignorant to the subject of what is the cause of 'sexual loneliness' but I believe the world's oldest profession shouldn't be pushed into the shadows as that causes more problems than it prevents.

Re: Sexual loneliness: A neglected public health problem?

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Post by wesleywt » Thu, Jan 26, 2023, 5:09 PM UTC

aehajdoi wrote: post #2

Haven't incels been talking about this for years?

Yeah, but it is their response to the problem that is problematic.

Re: Sexual loneliness: A neglected public health problem?

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Post by dtx1 » Thu, Jan 26, 2023, 5:09 PM UTC

honkler wrote: post #3

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There's a difference between sexual loneliness and being an Incel. Incels believe the world owes them sex and they are entitled to it. People suffering from sexual loneliness aren't all incels and to lump together both groups does a disservice to non-incel people that suffer from this.

Re: Sexual loneliness: A neglected public health problem?

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Post by foldr » Thu, Jan 26, 2023, 5:10 PM UTC

f-securus wrote: post #5

Legalize prostitution and regulate safety and perhaps incels would build confidence and learn to socialize a bit from paid sexual interactions? I'm kind of ignorant to the subject of what is the cause of 'sexual loneliness' but I believe the world's oldest profession shouldn't be pushed into the shadows as that causes more problems than it prevents.

Prostitution is already legal in lots of countries. I’m not sure that there’s any evidence that it makes a huge amount of difference to this problem.

Re: Sexual loneliness: A neglected public health problem?

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Post by klyrs » Thu, Jan 26, 2023, 5:11 PM UTC

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Re: Sexual loneliness: A neglected public health problem?

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Post by 71a54xd » Thu, Jan 26, 2023, 5:12 PM UTC

itsmemattchung wrote: post #4

> One possible aid for sexual loneliness might come from online dating apps such as Tinder. In theory, online dating could provide an efficient way to find a partner. However, online dating divides people heavily into winners and losers – perhaps even more so than traditional dating. While women can get attention from thousands of men online in just a few hours, men are lucky if anyone is interested in them My wife d…

I have a healthy dating life outside of apps, but yeah - I think women understanding how difficult and dramatically different online dating is for men in comparison to women will never truly be accepted or taken seriously by women.