• The Sex Recession - AKA Millenials should be having more sex
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https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/12/the-sex-recession/573949/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark&fbclid=IwAR26jI2Bh5nJrran01ZSKAiO8zdkMtwNgYDLfJ_HxKw57WI99h8jlhZlal0
because we work our asses off
Bitch i'm trying, ain't nobody wanna fuck me; cut me some slack damn
yeah I'd like to :downs:
Most of the people I know are either too busy to have kids, not financially equipped for it, or just don't want to.
Fuck me for being asexual.
babies are expensive
The chads are not letting the poor humble gamers have the coochie they deserve
Maybe we should speed up the introduction of driverless cars.
I work 60-70 hours weeks, no time or just too damn tired to fuck not because i dont want to.
If you think about it, it kinda makes sense. People are busier, and have more ways to occupy their time than ever before. Not saying people were bored way back when, but there are more things to do on Friday than trying to pick up chicks and try to get lucky. Plus, some sexual tension can be relieved by how easy it is to get porn. Now that could be a double edged sword, since porn tends to skew standards. I do find it ironic that the number of people having sex is way down, considering how oversexualized pop culture is.
I look like a bearded hobgoblin. Of course I'm not getting laid.
Pick a reason: we're poor; we're the first generation to be worse off than our parents. gotta work all the time, see above. we're exhausted porn has made releasing the urge easy and quick, impeding relationship building and doing it even when in a relationship because we ALL have to work, women are being forced to delay starting families and aren't as present (same for men ofc) there are massive divisions between large groups of men and women because of the politicization of gender and sex. because of the above many people won't approach someone they think is hot due to the fear/social stigma of potentially being labelled 'a creeper' or 'weird'. average people have sky high standards when looking for a partner because social media makes them think they're something special. the apps they talk about only result in hookups for the ultra hot. no one I know really takes them seriously. I've had tinder for years and only gone on two dates because I really liked the people.
Something I thought was interesting was that our generation tackles life goals sequentially rather than in parallel. First you gotta get an education, then get a job, then pay off the education, get a house, etc... and then eventually relationships come after. Older generations kinda did a lot of the steps at the same time between work/school/relationships. I think we do stuff sequentially because we have a lot more to worry about with a crappy economy, expensive housing, educational debt, and turbo-devisive politicism edging its way into dating that most people don't want to juggle more than one struggle at a time.
My dad went to school in Saskatchewan in 1960 to be a lawyer, while having a kid, a home, a wife, and a job. He worked 40 hours a week, had school for 40 hours a week minimum, and could spend time with his family. I literally cannot fathom that. When I went to college for a gap year, my studies was absorbing an easy 50 hours a week, I had a part time job that ate up easily another 4-6 hours a day, my job didn't provide me enough money for much, and my studies were consuming all my free time and my energy as well. I don't know if our parents were just "better" than us in some way, or if the situations they dealt with really did have some sort of "ease" that we don't have today.
I think it makes sense really. We're not looking for houses because we don't have the money to afford them. Getting and keeping a job, any job, is all that's on any of our minds.
Who would want to risk bringing a child into this world
Boomers were born into one of the most prosperous times in the history of the modern western world. To say that they had it easier is an enormous understatement. It's actually impressive how badly they managed to fuck everything up.
I'd fucking like to but unless I turn to amateur porn or prostitution that shit isn't going to pay the bills. Hey, open offer, if you wanna fuck me, let's talk pricing plans.
continuing the first point but anyway: children are fucking EXPENSIVE and I personally want to spend some part of my like being able to afford some stuff I've always wanted, like a new car for example
I think without the internet there just wasn't as much to do. Older generations had their identities defined by what the did for work or study... so if you wanted to go be "social" you would make friends at work. The internet lets you do stuff with others remotely, including long distance friends you've kept over the years even though you don't see them. Our generation's identity isn't as tied to the corporate overlords that employ us so we aren't as incentivized to always be working. Then again they did have a better economy so doing stuff like working and studying actually got you somewhere... instead of meagerly making loan payments while in school you could save up for a car to drive your friends and girlfriends in.
I think the main problem is they collectively looked at pensions etc given to the greatest generation as thanks for their efforts serving in WW2/to get around wage freezes at the time and the boomers felt entitled to them as well. Exorbitant pensions are one of the main reasons the economy is pretty fucked right now.
I've just accepted I'll be alone forever until I die, I feel like I have zero traits women like. I feel like all men need to be some guy rocking a 6 pack but also super intelligent and funny.
self-fulfilling prophecy bud
They don't. Rejection can be frustrating, so I understand this type of line of thought. But (healthy) women are by no means looking for the perfect man. Dating is basically a numbers game. Even the sexiest, smartest, gentlest men have a nonzero failure rate. Just keep at it, work on yourself and it'll eventually work out.
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tfw no gf
how the fuck am I gonna bang all the time when I'm living in half a fucking studio while my roommate is yelling at people in call of duty and ONE IN THE GODDAMN MORNING
lol implying my hermit ass could get laid
It's hard finding girls with similar interests as me. I'm not an exciting person after all. I don't go out much and all that too. It's not I haven't tried though.
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