Sorry, mind of seems like you’re kind of coming at this as a tail wags the dog manner.

This perspective doesn’t create a problem with modern dating. This perspective exists because modern dating is a problem.

In a lot of ways men have cut their noses off to spite their faces. Best thing men had going for them was womens' overarching belief in them having overall good intent. That’s gone. It really got blown to smithereens. I don’t know how you’d go about getting it back. I don’t know that you can.

A lot of women haven’t exactly been a picnic either. They haven’t always stepped up as they should have or how they should have. There’s been a lot of failure to self examine and step beyond restrictions and limitations of the past. A lot of failure in how mothers raise their sons. A failure to proactively engage.

But yeah, a lot of people are bowing out of dating. You have to wonder if it’s worth it when you can’t trust the other party not to try to take advantage and you can’t trust yourself to be able to spot an abuser/manipulator. What’s the point?