There’s a relationship drought for dating age people but half of us are in denial about it and don’t think there’s a problem

"But there's lot's of average looking couples everywhere you look"

Now to me this sounds like somebody who took a mental screenshot of 2006 and simply hasn't let go of that image of society since.

Let's put something into perspective. People who were 18 when tinder went mainstream are 30 now. And dating apps and social media changed the landscape in a way that nukes changed world politica or fire changed the lives of cavemen.

It made almost every single person within 100 mile radius accessible and visible to everyone, and these people are one DM away.

People can be so extremely fickle with who they choose to date or put investment into, because for those people with any sexual pedigree (average women and above and attractive men and above) you have more easily accessible options than ever.

This means dating is more competitive and relationships are less coveted because of how much easier it is to replace people.

And to think this means that it hasn't affected the dating landscape one bit is borderline if not out right denial.

Dating age couples, 35 or below, are not flooding the streets or the "mall" lol (nobody hangs out at the mall anymore, once again older posters showing their age)

Dating age couples are consisting more and more of higher value men and average women. And there are less of them too. Less couples and a more exclusive make up of it.

Now I'm talking about 2024, people aged 18 to 35. I really need to emphasise this. I'm talking about the actual modern world as of right now. Not your snapshot of it from fifteen years ago. Things have changed, rapidly and vastly, and I do believe for some reason some people just refuse to acknowledge it or are genuinely just ignorant as to how much the landscape differs now compared to what feels to older people like a short time ago (time is going faster than you think)

And this leads to a bit of a problem. Because people aren't acknowledging that there is a problem. They don't see that most young men are chronically alone, most women are in a situationship and most men with options don't value those options at all.

So my debate is, until we acknowledge as a whole there's a problem and stop perpetuating the narrative that "average couples are walking around the grocery store everywhere" (so so so out dated its embarrassing) then it's going to constantly be dismissed and ignored and undermined