re: Number of unmarried young men is surging

Marriage is a raw deal for men.
Everyone knows it, but you're not allowed to say it.

A wife is nothing more than a girlfriend that's been granted legal rights to your assets.
How do I benefit by signing a contract that says if my girlfriend breaks up with me that she gets half of everything I own?
How do I benefit by signing a contract that says if my girlfriend breaks up with me that I have to continue paying her bills via alimony?
Not to mention that she gets assets & alimony even if I do nothing wrong, even if she cheats.

Make it make sense.

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Im a bachlor late 30s.

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Married at 41. Just had our second child this year. Planning to have more. It can happen.

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And surrounded by women who are divorced with Kids and women who are grossly overweight, then the rest with bad tattoos and horrible life decisions.

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If you're hitting up Tinder and Match.com and Bars...sure this makes a lot of sense.

If you are a normal guy seeking a normal girl who might have made similar choices to seek marriage late, find some new hobbies... and if it's online change your apps/targets. Those girls exist too.

I personally think it has something to do with if you get free milk on a schedule you’re satisfied, then why buy the cow?

I’ve seen this play out with female friends of our kids. It’s really sad. They find themselves alone at 40+ years old.

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Thats some great advice right there. Thanks

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Point taken

If you want actual advice, I can give it, it was just a quick response, offer of some level of hope.

So what do you do? What are your hobbies? Go to church or not? Live in a city or a small town? You are surrounded by divorcees, obese ladies and bad decision makers? Why?

Don't worry I won't tell you to "be yourself," that's generally awful advice in a vacuum. You're going to have to change something.