55 percent of Black Men are single

[Ahadi]

Could it be possible that some black women are choosing to stay single and not get married?

I can think of a few famous black actresses that never tied the knot. And it damn sure wasn't due to lack of options.

Why are Men constantly being blamed for the low marriage rate?

BLACK MARRIAGE - BlackDemographics.com

Black Marriage in America | Statistics: 30% of African Americans were married compared to 48% of all Americans. Half or 50% have never been

blackdemographics.com

Cause the world is their oyster. They don’t have to be tied down.

They have all these different options, high school to mid 30s and basically the world in their hands, if they’re 8 to a 10 (maybe adjustable 6s) But they’ll be able to take advantage of everything to the bottle service, dinners, offers to free trips, invites to different social events for free, ability to pick top tier men for sex, blue checks in their DMs, Snaps, free cash apps, Venmo’s, etc. Without even moving a muscle.

There’s no point for them to cash out because they have TOO much opportunity to get the best of anything out of life.

That unless you’re Morris Boris Idris Shemar St. Patrick B Jordan



Even that ain’t enough. I.E. Lori Harvey

 

[Ziggiy]

There was a whole twitter universe thread less than two weeks ago celebrating Lori Harvey for possibly moving on from Michael B Jordan because of his supposed crime of… buying a huge mansion and reportedly wanting to move towards marriage with her.


A lot of these women ain’t trying to get married because, as I said earlier, “Hook Up Culture” is the thing now. They trying to have Hot Girl Summers up to and PAST the point where they ain’t “Hot Girls”
Anymore. They grown ass WOMEN.

 

[315]

Only thing I see out here is bad attitude and obesity. I wished my OGs told me to find a wife in college instead of fukk everything walking. All the "good" ones I know were married before 25-26

The plus side is a bunch of them will be available in 4-5 years

 

[Brandsdale]

nikkas aren't concerned with relationships. Folks prioritize personal happiness over everything now, especially young men and women. And anything that jeopardizes that, whether it be a dead-end job, relationship headaches or potential parental responsibilities, they're avoiding it. Now how all of this is gonna shake out in 20-30 years, it remains to be seen. But this is the way now.

i still blame economy tbh

we prob gonna be stuck in this way of living until folks accept open relationships (whichever way they see fit) or the economy resets itself

 

[Frieza666]

The plus side is a bunch of them will be available in 4-5 years

Lol they’ll be washed by then with a shytty bitter mindset

 

[Scustin Bieburr]

I personally don't even think men should be in committed relationships till at least 30. Men need to establish a lifestyle and support network that serves them well before connecting with a woman.

The mistake a lot of us make is committing too early, putting a lot of stock into the relationship and then being shocked when it falls apart and having to pick up the emotional and financial pieces.

If you got a dope life, if a woman is causing you more stress than you felt as a single man, you can let her go and you'll return to a state of equilibrium faster. One of the biggest mistakes a man can make is in assuming that whatever he sacrifices for a woman will be appreciated. They don't appreciate what they EXPECT

 

[Brandsdale]

There was a whole twitter universe thread less than two weeks ago celebrating Lori Harvey for possibly moving on from Michael B Jordan because of his supposed crime of… buying a huge mansion and reportedly wanting to move towards marriage with her.


A lot of these women ain’t trying to get married because, as I said earlier, “Hook Up Culture” is the thing now. They trying to have Hot Girl Summers up to and PAST the point where they ain’t “Hot Girls”
Anymore. They grown ass WOMEN.

the common internet narrative with chics right now is that being wife'd up in any way is almost embarrassing.

on podcasts, Youtube, Twitter, Instagram memes, etc.

 

[ItzRailT]

Just grinding right now stacking right now my goal is to trade options full time which requires a lot of capital $25,000 and I’m almost there so can’t wasting it on women and in these times gotta watch for who really trying to date and needs help, I matched with a cute chick on Facebook dating a few months not even a few messages in she asking for gas money had to hit the block button with the quickness, plus at this point I’m one year away from 30 I just value peace and quiet and just haven’t meet no woman who adds to that.

 

[Rick Fox at UNC]

The problem with most of these articles and "takes" is they are more about the writer's personal animus than about some larger sociological phenomenon. And that's perfectly fine, but only if they OWN IT.

These articles should include detailed biographies of the authors, their dating history, what they used to look like, what they look like now, what they are TRULY looking for, and so on.

A couple pictures tells me everything there is to be known...



This lady big as shyt yall, which is FINE, but I don't need 3k word essays on "dating as a XYZ" for some reason unrelated to the real issue. Write an essay on trying to date as a fat girl and how you wish you could get everything you want but how life doesn't work that way.

How she used to look...


Again, she looks great now and then; whatever, I'm sure she's a great person, truly...but her real issue doesn't involve black people as a whole, her real issue is in the mirror.

Difficult to have decent conversation without honesty and self-reflection though.

 

[Rick Fox at UNC]

This goes for these internet talking heads too. Stop lumping all black people or all men, or all whatever in with your particular misery. Or at least if you do, first admit to your misery, then maybe look to extrapolate.

If you used to weight 400lbs and couldn't get a broad to look at you, LEAD WITH THAT! If you fukked every dude on the hoop team in high school because you had low self-esteem and loved the attention, LEAD WITH THAT!

Tell me about why YOU can't get what you desire out of life and relationships.