There are twice as many single men as there are women you can deduce that there are men that are dating more than one women. Women are also dating older men (as stated in the article) or women that are with other women. The reality is a lot of men are lonely and not by choice. I will argue that you have a group of men (typically Incels) that feel entitled to beautiful women instead of women that may be not as attractive however these men refuse to date down and think they deserve a young Britney Spears or Bella Hadid when they themselves look like Elliot Rodger
I think those delusional very unattractive incel types are very rare and not all that normal or common in the real world, it just seems like that is the case because of the internet. The reality is that the dating market is very warped right now and female expectations are far loftier than ever in our society. These other posters don't seem to understand the trends we are discussing. Are there young couples in relationships right now, absolutely. However, we can see that there is a trend where marriage rates are falling tremendously. We also have stats showing that young men are going on honestly very large droughts for both sex AND even just dates, relationships, etc.
I've noticed this trend of excessive female pickiness for several years now but didn't really start having these feelings validated until the last couple years with all of these stats coming out. I'm also noticing other young men discussing these issues in real life. One particular thing I've noticed even more recently is that many gen zs and younger/later generation millennials talk a lot about red pill type ideas, particularly with their attitudes towards marriage, how they've been having a lot of bad experiences with women, etc. I'm closer to 40 than I am 20 now lol, but I remember before the pandemic having a lot of poor experiences where I got nothing from them. I've said this a million times on here, but I'm a white man that is 6'4" and very fit/atheltic, currently 230 with abs. Anyway, I remember having totally average looking woman criticize my appearance or even having someone point out a literally obese woman and tell me that is my league. If they are saying **** like this to me, a real world above average man, what is their attitude towards more average or even slightly below average men?
Something else I've seen stats of AND can validate with real world observations is women chasing after certain men whilst ignoring others that are interested and available. What I'm describing here is where you have a woman that is pursuing a man that is either already taken OR simply not interested, where she's ultimately just an easy one hookup, etc. However, IF another man that was single actually showed interest in her she'd most likely reject it or in some way self sabotage. A woman like this has effectively taken herself out of the dating market even though she is not in a relationship, which means there is one less woman available to men that are still single, looking, etc. This dynamic is honestly not all that uncommon and I think one variable to explain the 2/3 of men being single vs. 1/3 of women.
I think there are a huge host of variables that are in play here. I think the end result is you have a population of young men where there is a tendency towards sexlessness, loneliness and one that has a very pessimistic attitude towards dating, relationships, marriage, etc. As you and I have both agreed, I believe that technology will help fill this emotional gap. This could be AI gfs, or throwing yourself into virtual reality or the metaverse where you can live some fantasy reality. People on here may not understand it, but video games honestly are a great way for people today to understand this. Hell, maybe even robots may become so advanced it could be like the real thing lol.