As with anything life is complex. But I don't think sex /=/ relationships, though it does play a factor. Also like I mentioned it's possible people are avoidin

As with anything life is complex. But I don't think sex /=/ relationships, though it does play a factor. Also like I mentioned it's possible people are avoiding sex at the chance of something better, instead of actually receiving it. I think it would be pretty hard to get metrics about things like this. It's totally possible the top 10-20% are sleeping with each other a lot and the rest's sexual frequency has declined on the hopes that they are able to woo over someone in that upper tier. Another factor I think is that people in general are staying in more simply because it's easier and more fun now than ever to do so. We all know it can be hard to meet new friends/mates, possibly because the internet/netflix/home life as gotten really comfortable and people aren't as interested in leaving it to go pursue uncomfortable and often fruitless mating/courting situations. Idk though, I've read about this a bit but I'm really just thinking out loud.