Long ago, I learned from rom-coms that if you were a young single woman à la Bridget Jones, that, surely, you were a little sad and desperate for a relationship. Correspondent Allie Volpe’s recent Highlight piece turns that cliche on its head. As she explains, it’s single men who are more likely to wish that they weren’t. According to the Pew Research Center, 63 percent of men under 30 are single, compared to 34 percent of women. Half of these men are searching for a committed relationship or casual dates, compared to 35 percent of single women.
So, what’s standing in their way? Allie reports that a host of factors related to masculine norms are keeping young men from finding genuine romantic connection. Read her piece to find out more.
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