Why are young people having so little sex? (2018)

Post by walkhour » Fri, Feb 18, 2022, 6:11 PM UTC

cataphract wrote: post #132

caeril wrote: post #14

It's burying the lede to suggest that young people are having less sex. The salient fact is that it's young men who are skewing this average down. Women, on average, are doing perfectly fine in the sexual marketplace, along with the top 10-15% of men. edit: The above was my reflexive response to the headline. Now that I've actually read the article, I have to say that the article is very good and quite comprehensive,…

Wait, how is that even mathematically possible? Most people are heterosexual and there is roughly the same number of men and women. Are you saying that there is a small cohort of men that have sex with most of the women? I find it hard to believe — most people, men and women, are monogamous.

Post by hef19898 » Fri, Feb 18, 2022, 7:00 PM UTC

Throwaway8373 wrote: post #173

malfist wrote: post #109

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> the added energy will definitely also make men more willing to do the hunt You know this sounds creepy right? Misogynistic? Women are more than trophies to be won in a hunt. They're people, just like you and I.

Well, this is only in the context of courtship, which is _inherently_ sexually polarizing. You most _definitely should not_ bring this view into the work place. In that case you are in your right to call is misogynistic. And this comment is also a prime example of the derailment that leads to the vanilla meeting between the genders. (I expect people to be able the read "masculine core" for men and "feminine core" for…

Post by educaysean » Fri, Feb 18, 2022, 7:29 PM UTC

hef19898 wrote: post #233

Throwaway8373 wrote: post #173

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Well, this is only in the context of courtship, which is _inherently_ sexually polarizing. You most _definitely should not_ bring this view into the work place. In that case you are in your right to call is misogynistic. And this comment is also a prime example of the derailment that leads to the vanilla meeting between the genders. (I expect people to be able the read "masculine core" for men and "feminine core" for…

Treating people as trophies to be won is the problem. And yes, seeing it, as a man, as a pure hinting exercise misogynistic. Also contra productive.

Post by Jensson » Fri, Feb 18, 2022, 8:26 PM UTC

hef19898 wrote: post #233

Throwaway8373 wrote: post #173

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Well, this is only in the context of courtship, which is _inherently_ sexually polarizing. You most _definitely should not_ bring this view into the work place. In that case you are in your right to call is misogynistic. And this comment is also a prime example of the derailment that leads to the vanilla meeting between the genders. (I expect people to be able the read "masculine core" for men and "feminine core" for…

Treating people as trophies to be won is the problem. And yes, seeing it, as a man, as a pure hinting exercise misogynistic. Also contra productive.

Post by yucky » Fri, Feb 18, 2022, 8:35 PM UTC

paulnpace wrote: post #154

yucky wrote: post #146

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>This younger generation simply has to work more. The data does not back that assertion up, at all. >Honestly having sex more than 1-2 times in a single week is exhausting. Well, that's a problem. Sex is supposed to be reinvigorating, not exhausting.

> The data does not back that assertion up, at all. Median home prices are accelerating in their annual price increase with a significant uptrend beginning on the mid- to late '90s. This represents a significant percentage of personal budgets, and those who are on the margins will be pushed out without increasing their income. It is an assertion on your part that there is no data.