Sam Parr and a co-speaker examine trends hitting young men: only 20% of single men over 35 become fathers, one in three men who never marry face substance abuse risk by 30, and 51% of men aged 18-24 have never asked a woman out in person. Loneliness drives men toward negative behaviors while women channel it into friendships and work.
You said something, if you're above 35 and you're a man and you aren't in a relationship, the likelihood that you're going to have children is only 20%.
If a man hasn't cohabitated or been married by the time he's 30, there's a 1 in 3 chance he's gonna have a substance abuse problem. Loneliness really does take a bigger toll on men than it does on women. Women will transition a lot of that romantic energy into friendships and into professional work, whereas men, they rechannel that energy into a lot of negative things. And the scariest stat I've seen is that in America, 51% of men 18 to 24 have never asked a woman out in person. If you have ever asked a woman out, you're already in the top half of young men in terms of risk aggressiveness and your willingness to try and express romantic interest while making someone feel safe. A lot of young people just no longer really have the viable option to A, find a mate, and B, should they find a mate, have the economic viability to have a kid and experience what the three of us are experiencing.
