• nifty@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    That’s when social media started earnestly taking a foothold. I am guessing maybe this has to do with depressed females (there are studies which indicate social media use affects females more and also depresses them). Depressed females likely have different preferences and standards than those who are not, perhaps. If you don’t like yourself, you’re unlikely to pursue and welcome relationships.

    Alternatively, that was the time of the Great Recession. Perhaps some young adults in general are too economically stressed to do normal activities?

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        7 months ago

        In the context of this discussion, the chart title is “young male virginity on the rise”, so it doesn’t seem too far off the mark.

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          7 months ago

          Yeah male virginity. Male is an adjective in this case.

          Male or especially Female as a noun, has a very weird ring to it. Sounds kinda disrespectful, as said above, like your talk about cattle…

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            7 months ago

            Eh, monkey see word male, monkey think female appropriate word to use when discussing things.

            Monkey brain is not the smart brain, but I understand where it’s coming from.