Based on the subject title, I was hoping the NY Times was actually turning the corner and realized a significant number of eligible men (in the top 20-40%) have opted out of dating almost completely, therefore doing damage to the dating market. For the past 5-10 years media outlets like them have been pushing this "Male Loneliness Epic" garbage which mainly applies to men women
do not want in the first place. And they've always framed opinionated articles like this to slight men in order to not offend their female base and advertisers.
But nope, this is nothing more than shaming men into traditional courtship that doesn't line up for many people in relationships today.
Plenty of women are fine with "situation-ships" from their college years to their mid-30's and even later, as long as its from the men that turn them on. Yes, there is no time for the Boss Chick to cuddle after sex and have a deep conversation about astrology the morning after with GMA playing in the background. Bills need to get paid.
And just this year, I'm hearing women don't want to deal with mens emotional labor (after telling men we need to stop bottling up our emotions, go to therapy, and express our feelings for the past 5 years), why they mad, this is the perfect compromise
I do not blame any man who knows he is a womans second/third/fourth choice that refuses to roll out the red carpet for a woman who has a dozen unread messages from other guys on Tinder/Bumble on standby and shes ready to entertain after the first moment of dullness during a date.