According to a research conducted at The University of Michigan, places where women outnumber men have low marriage rates. The reason? The overabundance of women help young men feel less pressure to settle down since there are so many women fighting over them. In a podcast with researcher Daniel Kruger he mentions how in the early Middle Ages, when men outnumbered women, men had to step up their game to woo women. He also mentions the “southern belle” era of the 19th century where women were expected to be chased and “won,” while the men were expected to take care of them.
Obviously a lot has changed since then, and if we fast forward through the baby boom and the feminist movement of the ’70s we have a very different modern equation. But not all is lost. The research showed that older men are more likely to settle down regardless of the ratio between men and women. Kruger explains this is because women subconsciously look for men with good physical genes. As men get older and they start losing their looks, there is more pressure to settle down and get married.
In a way, this new scientific revelation isn’t much of a revelation at all. Everyone always says finding love in the big city is daunting. Plus, it’s not just men who are waiting later to get married. So what exactly does this information mean? What kind of action needs to take place? Should everyone pack up their stuff and move to the sticks in hopes they’re the only female there? What do you guys think?
Last year I did a post about women who believed they lived in the worst cities to meet men. It was funny, because according to the ratio of men to women many of them lived in the best cities to meet men. It all depends on what category they fell into. Some of the areas with high numbers of men were college towns which was great for the younger women but no help to the older women. I guess I wouldn’t recommend anyone packing their bags in the hopes that they will find the perfect place to find love.
I’m sure this is definitely true, although I’m curious about what the sats are in a city like mine, San Francisco. I’d put money on the fact that there are way more men than women, however many of those men are looking for another man, not a woman. ;(
If you know any women who are looking for a place to meet men, I would suggest that they go to a marina. There are about 50 times more men that own boats than women who own boats. Only do this if you are also interested in boats. Don’t say if this guy ownes a yacht so he must be rich. That is a big turn off for men.
Next just pick out the guy you want and say that you were thinking about buying a boat, but there is just one proublem you don’t know how to run a boat. If he likes you he will offer to teach you how to run his boat. If he dosn’t offer then he is not interested in you. You might as well move no the the next guy you like.