1. economic concerns
1.a. not having a job is not an ideal situation for attracting potential partners
1.b. having less disposable income means less ability to take people on dates
1.b.i covid has made this much harder
1.c. much harder to live alone
1.c.i. you might have roommates and feel it awkward to have sex with them in the house
1.c.ii. you might live with family and feel it awkward to have sex with them in the house
1.d. hard to pay for sex regularly
1.e. might not feel ready for even the chance of having a child
1.e.i might not feel like you can afford a child
1.e.ii having a child might have detrimental effects on careers (especially for women)
i.e.iii you would think that increased birth control efficacy would reduce this?
2. health concerns
2.a increased awareness and fear of stds in the post aids era
2.b. more recently, covid
3. social issues
3.a. social media has provided an alternative and to varying degrees replaced some in-person interaction
3.b. porn is free and incredibly prevalent
3.c. slut shaming
3.d. fear of stigma of teen pregnancy
3.e. abstinence education
3.e.i but hasn't this always been the case?
3.f. video games are a lot of fun and less work
3.g. tinder
3.g.i must be attractive on looks (and profile wit) alone
3.g.ii winner take all dynamics
1. economic concerns 1.a. not having a job is not an ideal situation for attracting potential partners 1.b. having less disposable income means less ability to take people on dates 1.b.i covid has made this much harder 1.c. much harder to live alone 1.c.i. you might have roommates and feel it awkward to have sex with them in the house 1.c.ii. you might live with family and feel it awkward to have sex with them in the house 1.d. hard to pay for sex regularly 1.e. might not feel ready for even the chance of having a child 1.e.i might not feel like you can afford a child 1.e.ii having a child might have detrimental effects on careers (especially for women) i.e.iii you would think that increased birth control efficacy would reduce this? 2. health concerns 2.a increased awareness and fear of stds in the post aids era 2.b. more recently, covid 3. social issues 3.a. social media has provided an alternative and to varying degrees replaced some in-person interaction 3.b. porn is free and incredibly prevalent 3.c. slut shaming 3.d. fear of stigma of teen pregnancy 3.e. abstinence education 3.e.i but hasn't this always been the case? 3.f. video games are a lot of fun and less work 3.g. tinder 3.g.i must be attractive on looks (and profile wit) alone 3.g.ii winner take all dynamics