A Pew Research Center study shows that a majority of single women in the U.S. are no longer on the dating market, as in not looking for marriage, a committed relationship or casual sex. What do you think explains this drop?

Think about your relationships with your women friends, and think about the relationships you've had with men.

Who cared most about your emotional health? Who was most supportive? Who asked the most caring questions, did special things for your birthday? Who listened and loved you for your whole self?

I don't know about you, but for me, the women in my life have been far more emotionally intelligent, caring, supportive, loving, and enjoyable to be around.

Most of the things you crave can be found in friends and family. The rest is often a fiction sold by movie production companies for profit. Most men aren't knights in shining armor who want to create a rom com life with women. By and large, many just want to play video games and have a bang maid waiting in the wings.

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