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Re:U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low by cheschire on Thursday April 25, 2024 @05:42PM (#40163412)
I wonder if it’s more than just correlation that Facebook was made available to everyone in late 2006.

Modern dating kind of sucks.

Re:U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low by twojobsoneboss on Thursday April 25, 2024 @05:44PM (#40163430)
Nah, even among married couples it’s still way down. Costs and incentives are just way misaligned right now
Re:U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low by tivert on Thursday April 25, 2024 @05:47PM (#40163471)
> Nah, even among married couples it’s still way down. Costs and incentives are just way misaligned right now

And culture.

People keep talking about the birth rate like it's just an economics problem, but it's not. It's just that people are too comfortable with thinking in economic terms, and looking at it from the angle of culture is taboo in many ways.

Re:U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low by nottommo on Thursday April 25, 2024 @05:48PM (#40163484)
The old school ways still work, go to church, ask friends and family to set you up with someone ect
Re:U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low by kiba on Thursday April 25, 2024 @05:46PM (#40163457)
Modern dating does suck and probably doesn't help contribute to fertility rate.
Re:U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low by huytersd on Thursday April 25, 2024 @05:44PM (#40163436)
You can speak for yourself. I’ve been able to “do it” with more than a 100 women because of dating apps. I can’t even imagine being able to do that without meeting women online.
Re:U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low by nox101 on Thursday April 25, 2024 @05:55PM (#40163563)
there must be more to it. You're not picky? You're atractive? You've got game? You're on a site for hookups and not one for long term relationships?

I meet less than 2 women a year from dating sites. I've been on them since 93. Just rejecting relgious women easily removes 95% Of the rest, a large percentage write nothing in their profile so that I have no reason to write. And, personal preference means I'm interested in at most 1 of 20. no, I'm not looking for models, just something that suggests we might be a match

Re:U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low by huytersd on Thursday April 25, 2024 @06:09PM (#40163688)
Not particularly picky. Needs to be atleast a 6 superficially. I’m not attractive, probably a 4 or 3 and not white/black. But I am tall and if I can speak to a person I’ve often been called charming with a booming voice. I’m talking about the past (5-7 years ago), I’m happily married now.