Someone in South Korea just made a statement that make suicides, especially those under 30, are rising as a result of being unable to secure a relationship, which is true.
He then goes on to blame women and feminism for that, which is… dumb.
Just a guess here, but personally I blame the economy and the rise of online dating/social media for my current lack of a partner. It’s partially by choice, I’m not financially stable enough to do the things I want to do with a partner. But I have broken down and tried online dating as there is a chance that my partner could help me become financially stable. That did not work out, and now I’m not entirely sure how to go about getting a partner because in my small town no one really goes outside except crackheads because it’s dangerous because crackheads.
Being unable to secure a relationship is probably too specific, more just the loneliness epidemic in general. I guess it’s less “being single” and more “utterly given up any hope of making romantic and/or intimate connections connections with another human being”. One of those is a lot more suicide inducing than the other.
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Someone in South Korea just made a statement that make suicides, especially those under 30, are rising as a result of being unable to secure a relationship, which is true.
He then goes on to blame women and feminism for that, which is… dumb.
Just a guess here, but personally I blame the economy and the rise of online dating/social media for my current lack of a partner. It’s partially by choice, I’m not financially stable enough to do the things I want to do with a partner. But I have broken down and tried online dating as there is a chance that my partner could help me become financially stable. That did not work out, and now I’m not entirely sure how to go about getting a partner because in my small town no one really goes outside except crackheads because it’s dangerous because crackheads.
Being unable to secure a relationship is probably too specific, more just the loneliness epidemic in general. I guess it’s less “being single” and more “utterly given up any hope of making romantic and/or intimate connections connections with another human being”. One of those is a lot more suicide inducing than the other.