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In Portland, the situation is particularly dire. According to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey , there are 33 percent more women in Portland who are under the age of 35 and have at least a bachelor's degree in than there are men.
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That's on par with New York, which is notorious for its lopsided gender ratio. But could the mere fact that Portland has thousands upon thousands of surplus, college educated women be enough to keep men like Jacob from settling down?
It's not meant to be a silly question--after all, much of this probably just comes down to personality. But in fact, social scientists have been researching the society-wide effect of sex ratios on marriages and relationships since the early 20th century, and some of the evidence suggests that when there are excess women around, young men are less likely to commit.
In , Marcia Guttentag and Robert Secord posited the theory that in female-heavy populations, men would become more promiscuous, and that in male-heavy populations, they'd become more faithful. The pair found that, in developed countries, having a higher ratio of men led to more marriage for women, less divorce, and fewer illegitimate children. Other studies have had similar findings across cultures and time. A look at immigrant communities in early 20th century America found that as the proportion of men on the market went up, so did marriage rates for both males and females.
In the contemporary U. With those findings in mind, it seems reasonable to suggest that instead of pointing a finger at the internet for Jacob's relationship habits, we can keep things simple and just blame Portland, where going to a bar, going to a concert, or even going to work would probably leave him surrounded by available women. Better yet, not only could the city's sex-ratio explain why he finds himself dating so many different women, but it might also clarify why so many different women are willing to date him: scarce alternatives.
I actually hope you're not. In truth, my goal here isn't to convince you beyond reasonable doubt that sex-ratios are turning young, educated American adults into commitment-phobes.
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It is, according to these women and others, very rough out there for women interested in dating men. Get a little older, buy a house you can afford on the other side of , and forget it.
Men on Twitter seemed even more upbeat. Straight guy here.
The women in Portland, however, seem traumatized by the experience of dating here. There were two other common complaints: Multiple women mentioned men who drink way, way too much, and also the huge number of apparently polyamorous men on dating sites. Not that they were anti-polyamory, they just are looking for someone interested in a monogamous relationship.