Nearly 1/3 of men age 18-29 did not have sex in 2018 – IOTW Report

Nearly 1/3 of men age 18-29 did not have sex in 2018

AT:  The world is changing and for young people, those changes are having a profound effect on their sex lives. A new survey from the General Social Survey has found the portion of Americans 18 to 29 reporting no sex in the past year more than doubled between 2008 and 2018, to 23 percent.

It’s even higher for millenial men – 28% reported having no sex last year. The number of young women abstaining from sex is smaller but still saw an 8% increase since 2008.

Washington Examiner:

The lack of sex is being driven mainly by young men. In the last decade the share of young men saying they had no sex in the last year has nearly tripled to 28 percent. Young women have seen an increase since 2008 of 8 percentage points.

Jean Twenge, a psychology professor at San Diego State University, said that partnering up later in life is contributing to sexlessness.

“There are more people in their twenties who don’t have a live-in partner,” she said. “So under those circumstances I think less sex is going to happen.”

Participation in the labor force among young men has also declined in the last decade, and young men are more likely to live with their parents than young

“When you’re living at home it’s probably harder to bring sexual partners into your bedroom,” Twenge said.

She also cited technology as a factor. “There are a lot more things to do at 10 o’clock at night now than there were 20 years ago,” Twenge said. “Streaming video, social media, console games, everything else.”

Another factor driving what’s being referred to as “America’s sex drought” is the aging population. While the number of people over 60 not having sex has remained constant at 50%, the increased population of seniors has driven the overall numbers higher.  more

 

23 Comments on Nearly 1/3 of men age 18-29 did not have sex in 2018

  1. …it doesn’t help at ALL that the young men don’t know if they’re with an ACTUAL young woman or not until the moment of truth, and once bitten, twice shy as they say…

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  2. Attention men 18-29 years old. Safety tip #274184. More sex will not occur as the hands on the clock cruelly take their toll. The Voice of experience on long dry spells.

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  4. Pfffft… 1 year. BIG whup. 🙄

    Just wait until you’ve been married 23 years… and haven’t had sex in 14 years! Let’s see how you millennial wusses hold up THEN!!! 😉

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  5. There may be a legitimate fear factor involved, too.
    I would be leery of getting too close to some young women for fear of being accused of being – horrors! an aggressive male!!!

    And, getting married first is no big help if it all goes wrong and you lose your home, children and income because she was a lazy, mentally unstable person who didn’t want or “need” sex, either.

    Sadly, speaking of almost firsthand experience.

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  6. Has anyone seen what colleges are turning America’s young women into?

    It’s not marriage material.

    Imagine going on a date with someone and if it doesn’t go well that it’s broadcasted to several hundred people. Social media rewards narcissists and sociopaths and is distorting people’s relationships.

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  7. “I’m not gonna marry a woman who’s fucked every other guy in the company – go to a cocktail party and she’s slept with 13 of the guys there.”
    (paraphrased from some whiny article I read years ago about guys who avoid marriage)

    Civilization is founded on family and … oh … what’s the use?
    Cry in the wilderness and eat locusts … very little of what John preached remains – the most relevant parts – but very little.

    izlamo delenda est …

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