The 3rd graph of the article talks by itself...

People not going on dates?

Yes, plus the 5% getting 10+ dates per year

That graph doesn't say first dates. It's just people dating the same person a lot. Even if it was first dates, that doesn't mean much.

I'd advise you to think about what these things mean, rather than draw wrong conclusions from propaganda.

I'd prefer that you keep your advices for yourself. It seems the american "date" has a different cultural meaning than in other parts of the world where it doesn't exist as such. If you go to Europe and say you "date" 10+ times the same person in a year, you'd be considered as someone desperate. Dating in Europe just refers to the first encounter.

I'm Greek, thanks for the explanation though.

You're welcome

> If you go to Europe and say you "date" 10+ times the same person in a year, you'd be considered as someone desperate. Dating in Europe just refers to the first encounter.

That is not true. In various European languages, the local equivalent of the word date includes settled couples going out together. If you go on date 10 times with the same person, you are considered to be in the beginning stage of the relationship.

10 dates with the same person with frequency of 3 dates a week is three weeks of knowing each other. That is not deep into the relationship yet anyway, it is beginning stage of a romance. Assuming you are looking for a stable relationship rather then hook up.

Yes but tfa is in english, not everyone "dates" the same way.

Yeah but person I responded to argued about "Europe". Unless they meant "in UK" when they wrote "Europe" then they implied other languages.

The article seems to be focused on finding long term relationship. It considers "not single" status to be a success. When you have one night stands, you are considered single.

I see, interesting.

No one hoards women. If the top 10% of men had sexual access to more than one woman at a time, without committing to any of them in a monogamous relationship, that alone would be enough to change the dating landscape significantly. Assuming that the women involved weren't in a different relationship at the time.

Exactly, you're assuming that the man "had sexual access to more than one woman at a time", whereas the women were exclusive to that man. That's basically the definition of hoarding.

what makes you think that "women were exclusive to that man" ?

Because if they aren't, we're back to one woman per man...

No, look China for example. Many single men, because women know what they want.

Is "what they want" the one-child policy?

Not really