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[quote=Anonymous]It’s not just men, women have less interest in dating as well.

Honestly, I think it’s because prior to 10-20 years ago, dating, relationships, and marriage were overly hyped up. Everyone’s number one goal was to get married. Disney movies were about falling in love with “the one”. Most media - movies, music, etc - were about love.

The overall promise society/culture made was that a relationship will heal all your wounds and give you the ultimate sense of happiness.

Which, of course, isn’t true as human beings are, well, human, and most dating/relationships lead to a lot of unhappiness and pain.

So now, people are more focused on cultivating their own happiness and finding fulfillment in other, more rewarding ways. If they happen to meet the right person, great. If not, that’s fine.

Personally, I think it’s a good thing. I wasted my 20s chasing after men and playing the “good girl” because I thought marrying and having children young would bring me happiness. It didn’t, and I would have rather spent those years doing the things I actually wanted to do.

Now in my 40s, a man would have to be exceptional for me to spend my time and energy on him. I do meet exceptional men, and I do date them, but once the demands on my time become disproportionate to what I get from the relationship, it’s time to end things. [/quote]

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