"The number of lonely single men is on the rise" due to "modern dating's higher standards"
"... straight women are increasingly better positioned to have their pick of other suitors who actually meet their standards"
If there are fewer men who meet their higher standards, how are [women ages 25 to 45] better positioned to have their pick of them? If their dating standards increased it would shrink the pool of eligibles and increase scarcity for women too.
Women now have the "nope" option, which historically they didn't. A woman now can realistically say, "I want a man this good, or nobody". Every woman who doesn't like the available options and chooses "nobody" is a man who doesn't get picked.
Unfortunately, many men respond to this, not by getting their act together and becoming someone worth picking, but instead by moping around and calling them themselves "incel", and "laying flat", and taking drugs and alcohol, and getting lost in extreme politics, and on and on.
The good news for men is, if you can become a more-or-less decent person, that's rare enough that you may be able to attract a better woman than you perhaps deserve. I certainly did.
You also need to pass a minimum bar for looks, and if you don't have the gift of gab you need to be properly introduced. Fortunately, I'm somewhat older, and in my pool the women don't all need me to be as exciting as that stunt double across the room. But being a decent person is merely necessary, not sufficient.
Women have always had a higher bar than men, because they are not ruled by their d1(xs.
No, she's not talking about being rejected by men. She is VOLUNTARILY celibate. I know plenty of women who are happy with themselves and some toys until a suitably attractive guy comes around.
No, that means she can't find someone she wants to be with. 100 doofuses could be wanting to be with her and she'll be happy without any of them. She is VOLUNTARILY celibate.
A callous recommendation that men get therapy (there is a shortage where I am and it is also definitely priced out of reach of the lower classes) and the article culminates in gloating. Great.
The mention of the Depp trial was also not welcome; as if two cashed-up celebrities having an embarrassing public stoush in the courts is in some way reflective of patriarchy.
"... straight women are increasingly better positioned to have their pick of other suitors who actually meet their standards"
If there are fewer men who meet their higher standards, how are [women ages 25 to 45] better positioned to have their pick of them? If their dating standards increased it would shrink the pool of eligibles and increase scarcity for women too.