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That's not possible from a statistical standpoint unless men account for 80% of the total human population. And we know for a fact that it's a lot closer to 50-
by glitchc 3y ago
That's not possible from a statistical standpoint unless men account for 80% of the total human population. And we know for a fact that it's a lot closer to 50-50. By extension, it means that if most men do not have a partner, then most women do not either.
- stuckinhell 3y agoThe key word is "young".
- glitchc 3y agoAmong 15 and 20 year olds, the most skewed results (India and China) are 106 to 100, a difference of 6%. Rest of the world is pretty close to 50-50 [1]. [1] https://ourworldindata.org/gender-ratio#:~:text=In%20the%20global%20average%20for,females%20by%20106%20to%20100 https://ourworldindata.org/gender-ratio#:~:text=In%20the%20g....
- rednerrus 3y agoYoung women are dating older men. That's why younger men are in fewer relationships. Older women also skew the wrong way for similar reasons.
- _dain_ 3y agoit's explained in the article; when there's an age gap it tends to be older man, younger woman rather than the reverse, and there are more out gay/bi women now who are dating each other. and not mentioned but likely a factor: guys with multiple girlfriends.
- rolph 3y agothis sounds like all facets of sexuality need consideration. homosexual/onanisexual orientation will smear the numbers, polyamory, needs to be considered also.
- w1nst0nsm1th 3y agoOr that some men have more than 1 woman partner, while other men have no partner. It's a mathematical possibility, not that I think it's probable.