Ironically, I think the internet's connection is causing the problem on both ends of the phenomenon. Dating apps allow women to expand their dating pool to peo

Ironically, I think the internet's connection is causing the problem on both ends of the phenomenon. Dating apps allow women to expand their dating pool to people they would never encounter in everyday life. I have quite a few female friends and I've been around them while they're swiping around and they are absolutely brutal in a way that's not at all malicious. Then the regular (male) losers in that system can then all commiserate on 4Chan. I think a smaller dating pool forced women to give men who _seemed_ less ideal matches a chance and resulted in more successful relationships. I suspect that both men and women don't have any idea what would actually make a good relationship but they have a "type" that they like. With a limited pool, you could work through everyone of your type in a reasonable time frame. With a larger pool, it can take forever.