Roughly a half-year after the liberal establishment freaked out about the natalist comment made by then vice presidential candidate JD Vance, the paper of record is beginning to show concern that women are lonely and the population is below replacement. For instance, one viral meme shows a picture of a forlorn girl with the caption “me when I don’t wanna go on a first date but then I remember that I’ll be 30 this month and I’ve never had a boyfriend.” I thought it was odd that she would not want to go on the first date — in our experience, those were fun and entirely on our terms — but most dates today are with people from dating apps. There is no easy solution to it all and maybe it’s already too late to alter the direction in which millennials and Gen Z are heading — their fate was probably sealed by the lockdowns.
Author: Katya Sedgwick
Published at: 2025-06-30 21:00:40
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