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>Even a single mom has better odds statistically to find a partner than 90% of males. This doesn't make sense. The ratio of men to women is roughly equal (the
by shiroiushi 2y ago
>Even a single mom has better odds statistically to find a partner than 90% of males.
This doesn't make sense. The ratio of men to women is roughly equal (there's slightly more men at younger ages, but they tend to die younger so after middle age there's slightly more women). The odds for either sex should be roughly similar, though it could differ more based on geography since sex distribution is not geographically equal (rural areas tend to have more men, as women tend to leave for the cities more).
- Jensson 2y agoIf you only count those actively looking, like you do for unemployment, it can be extremely different. Lets say only half of women are looking while all men are, the half who looks quickly finds a partner, but you are still left with half of men who can't find any while the remaining women don't look, creating massively more men who can't find any than women.
- shiroiushi 2y agoI see, this does add another dimension. It seems the OP was assuming that women are more frequently opting out of the dating pool, but that's probably not a bad assumption based on what I've read in popular media lately.
- johnnyanmac 2y agoin addition to the reply previously left, it also comes down to age demographics. Women are a lot more likely to "date up". Or perhaps men date down. Either way, when you have some portion of the 18-24 women dating men in the 25-34 demographic, that skews the portions for 18-24 men. Men who obviously can't date down and are much less likely to date up. As another bit of trivia (but not likely to change major statistics), women are slightly more likely to be gay than men.