It should be noted that while the article addresses men in general, most women are interpreting it to target the abusive jerks and men with options who wouldn't commit, as shown in the comments linked below. They're basically saying "We're not asking for much guys, just some basic communication and emotional availability", except the guys they're addressing are the Chad/Tyrone/player types who are too selfish, abusive, and irresponsible to care about her needs when she wants to settle down and needs stability.

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Article was complete man-hating trash, and the blatantly self-serving recommendation that all these struggling men get into therapy is disgraceful. The reason that more men are having trouble finding a partner is because women today are more entitled, delusional, and fat then they have ever been. This is causing the downfall of Western civilization, just as globohomo intended. A man who can't get any has zero incentive to contribute to society and may as well root for it to burn down so we can rebuild the patriarchy atop the ashes. The old "oppressive" religions understood that society only functions when most men have a good chance at getting a wife, who in turn knew her role.

Those women can't understand that it takes zero effort for a pre-wall woman to be in a "relationship", but it takes effort for a young man to be in one.

In plain English, as a pre-wall woman, you don't get kudos if you are in a relationship, you get kudos if you manage to secure commitment.

Generally, men go through a tough period in their lives in the early 20s, when they realise they aren't children anymore and aren't loved and taken care of unconditionally, but women go through a tough period in their lives in their mid-30s, when they realise all the attention, entertainment, and gifts from Chads has gone away for good (unless they have played their cards right and secured commitment instead of chasing tingles, obviously). And this is why the idea that casual sex with thugs and Chads is somehow "empowering" for women is the biggest con perpetuated by modern society.

"The problem for men is that emotional connection is the lifeblood of healthy, long-term love. Emotional connection requires all the skills that families are still not consistently teaching their young boys."

Fucking hell, I need a tampon after reading that. This article is softcore porn for cat herders.

With so many options, it’s not surprising that women are increasingly selective.

LOL! Women were always more selective than men. Women will always be, more selective than men.

There is a simple reason for this. Because women need men for their basic survival. They need a specific man to do a whole laundry list of things for her. Men OTOH, want women for just a few things.

Of course women are more selective! But sure, skewed numbers will further skew the dynamics. Granted.

I hear recurring dating themes from women between the ages of 25 and 45: They prefer men who are emotionally available, good communicators, and share similar values.

That's what they prefer once they start thinking about their long term prospects. After chasing tingles led them to heartbreak after heartbreak....

And when they actually land a man like this, how do they treat him? Is he treated like a man who they prefer or like a man with whom they settled?

For men, this means a relationship skills gap

Right. Because if men are not living up to women's wants, it means that men are deficient and must man up. Obviously...

They're celebrating because they think it's some kind of flex. They're thinking "well, see, men are just as miserable as I am!" Happily married women aren't dancing in the streets about this article.

Newsflash bitches: Most men are lonely. Most men aren't getting showered in attention.

But we don't need validation like women do. We don't need women for our basic survival.

I read this article a couple of weeks ago when it was first published. I interpreted it as a validation of TRP.

The parts about dating apps are true; there is an imbalance between men and women, so women can be selective. This aligns with TRPs views on hypergamy.

The parts about "skills gap" could be interpreted either way. Women might read it as if more men need to be beta bitches. I prefer to read it as if tons of men are already beta bitches, and need to improve their masculine skills. Remember - women are inherently dissatisfied with weak men, they just don't know how to explain that. So they associate their dissatisfaction with "lack of communication" and other bullshit.

So take it how you will. The philosophy of TRP still remains.

Most of the modern women bullshit comes from western men accepting the behavior. Chasing ass for so long that it becomes most of their religion. Accepting all kinds of bullshit from women. Never checking the women they have. Pandering and being romantic. If you are not getting ass don’t chase it because you lose more by chasing than anything you put the power dynamics out of balance and once you start with woman on unequal footing you never get it back.

Weird, this article is about middle-aged men(me). I'm not lonely. I'm taking my sons to a birthday party and fucking my foreign wife later. I just did D&D last night with a bunch of people of all ages including middle aged men and we had a great time. I got to nut-tap a hill giant. My 7yr old got to butt-skootch in front of the giant. Tomorrow I'm going to the beach and farting on land-whales but I may instead go to the rocket launch with a bunch of middle aged men.

I wish more guys would figure out the foreign wife thing. The average American guy is a real catch in other countries.