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How Bad is America’s Romantic Recession?

College graduates are still getting married, but there are troubling signs ahead

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Daniel Cox
Feb 06, 2025
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One of the benefits of writing a book about relationships, dating and gender dynamics is that lots of people have opinions about these topics and share them freely. I recently received an email from a woman in her 40s who has given up on dating and men.

She gave me permission to share her email, although I will not use her actual name. “Cathy” is a 40-ye…

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