The sex recession? Americans are having less sex

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There isn’t really good evidence that the number of celibate adults under the age of 50 has steadily grown over the past 10 years. Rates of sexlessness are highest in the most recent waves of both NSFG and the GSS, but there’s no way of knowing whether this is merely a blip, or a sign of things to come.

That doesn’t detract from the fact almost 30% of single respondents of either survey report not having sex for the past year. Since sex is almost always a precursor to a long-term relationship, this means that a meaningfully large minority isn’t even in the ballpark of finding a partner. Meanwhile, about one in seven never-married adults do not aspire to marriage. Some portion of these marriage-eschewers is probably missing out on the potential for a fulfilling sexual relationship outside the bounds of matrimony—and perhaps even a relationship that might ultimately change their minds about marriage.

These trends here have other implications for human well-being. Most people want to be married; an even larger majority aspires to some sort of intimate relationship. Furthermore, Americans are having fewer children than they’d like. Even when sex doesn’t lead directly to children—most obviously, for same-sex couples—it may advance a relationship that will eventually result in childbirth or adoption. On the plus side of the ledger, few people will dispute the benefits of fewer unwanted pregnancies—a subset of unintended pregnancies—and fewer teen pregnancies.

More broadly, the Sex Recession tells us something about modern life. We’ve been bowling alone for decades now, withdrawing from various social institutions. Perhaps withdrawal from sex is the logical next step? Some Americans have somehow sublimated, submerged, or substituted their innately human desire for sex in lives increasingly lived online, in social media, and in video games. This trend has only gathered speed in the isolation imposed by the Coronavirus pandemic (and early indications are less than encouraging). What will happen when we emerge, perhaps blinking and unsteady on our feet, from our annus horribilis of isolation? Will there be an uptick in sex, or will we just have gotten out of the habit?
 
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Just to cover the bases because I'm pretty sure this thread will end up touching this subject sooner or later:

Yes, Chad gets it all. Yes, you struggle because you aren't Chad. Yes, men have it harder than women in this area. Yes, fellow Peatcels, you are heard of but not seen (except for the resident Chads here, AKA the Florida boy, the well saturated, oddball tripper, and the muscly evergreen tree who does not post here anymore -- Stacies need not apply).

No, talking about it is not a solution -- the solute is the solution. Paint the pills any color you want -- it's your prerogative I'd say.

Oh, and remember to repeat after me: IT'S OVER. Now, commence the subject however way you want to onlookers, viewing this as silly or relevant, or both.
 

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Just to cover the bases because I'm pretty sure this thread will end up touching this subject sooner or later:

Yes, Chad gets it all. Yes, you struggle because you aren't Chad. Yes, men have it harder than women in this area. Yes, fellow Peatcels, you are heard of but not seen (except for the resident Chads here, AKA the Florida boy, the well saturated, oddball tripper, and the muscly evergreen tree who does not post here anymore -- Stacies need not apply).

No, talking about it is not a solution -- the solute is the solution. Paint the pills any color you want -- it's your prerogative I'd say.

Oh, and remember to repeat after me: IT'S OVER. Now, commence the subject however way you want to onlookers, viewing this as silly or relevant, or both.
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For decades the degenerates have reproduced while responsible and or highly educated people restrained from it. Back then it was due to career plans etc, now it is due to ability to extrapolate the future. When even captive animals are smart enough to realize reproduction when the offspring gets to suffer more than you did is not sane, the bar is not high for humans to realize the same.

Now, realize this. What did we do when we noticed captive animals in zoos etc. stopped reproducing? We raped them and forced reproduction, and kidnapped their children as the parents would have euthanized them so they would not need to suffer unnecessarily. This will also happen with humans in some way or another. Importing refugees is one major strategy. Relocation from an obvious to an obfuscated hell at first seems glorious, so the first generation will gladly reproduce. The zoo example comes into play when the second generation refuses to reproduce.
 
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