As a Mom of a Gen Z daughter who is currently dating, I read this article with interest. Let me tell you, it is not easy out there for the girlies. Woof.
This is one of the saddest things I've ever read. 😦https://t.co/iNw8nVRVJ3
— Andrew Downie (@adowniebrazil) September 7, 2026
Obviously, I'm biased, but I think my daughter is very attractive. She works hard to keep a nice, athletic figure, she eats well, she is exceptionally kind, easy to talk to and is a good student.
She is in college to be a nurse with her eyes toward eventually being an aesthetic nurse. She would like children and would like to stay home with them when they are babies. She loves Jesus. She has a good resume. The pickings are still slim, to say the least.
Here are some recent scenarios.
#1 Guy she met at the gym — She was a little reluctant about this one because he was 30 and she is only 20, but they had mutual friends and he's a Christian. They worked out at the same very small faith based gym. After their second date, I got a 'off' feeling and did some digging. Several years ago, he had been arrested for stalking a woman from that same gym. So, she wrapped up that situation and we moved on.
#2 Friend of a friend guy — A college student working at a restaurant and they met through mutual friends. He was acceptable until he started to neg her. First, he told her one of his friends thought she was 'annoying' and then he said his dad said 'all redheads are ugly'. She's a redhead. That was about the end of that.
#3 The Lineman — He was around for about eight months, but took her mini golfing once and laser tag another time and other than that, wanted their dates to be pizza and movies at our house. She was never allowed to meet his friends or parents. Possibly living a second life. Who knows?
Needless to say, this article confirmed other young women are going through it too. I keep telling her God will bring the perfect mate, but apparently she needs to date a few frogs.
GET OFF THE COUCH. For the love of God, people, this is not cute. https://t.co/oW1F4gPqf0 pic.twitter.com/R0M9N3QTL9
— Amy Miller (@ThatAmyMiller) September 9, 2026
Yes, you do have to get off the couch. Even then, it's not easy.
What’s striking is how the things that reliably generated relationships seem to be missing from people’s lives: socialising spontaneously and informally, and regular, relaxed gatherings of friends and acquaintances at which everyone drinks. Pubs, clubs and parties, basically. https://t.co/kyVpVRq37m
— Tom (@Tom_D_B_) September 9, 2026
Yes! We used to hang out at the mall or the lake and we met other people our age. Kids don't do that anymore. Everyone meets online.
It’s another of those “us women in our mid 20s don’t need men” pieces that in about 5 or so years turn into “where are all the good men?” pieces. https://t.co/iYiG5qw0AJ
— Benedict Spence (@BenedictSpence) September 9, 2026
To be fair, even the ones who actually would like a nice guy are finding the well running dry.
I think we can confidently say that no one knows why relationships aren’t happening as much. The concepts of women deserving real pleasure, not financially needing a man, etc are now 50 years old, so they explain nothing. Some benefits of a relationship - always having someone to…
— Contrarian Saver (@ContrarianSaver) September 9, 2026
Pray the kind, grounded young women find good men — and that the bitter, impossible ones don’t hoard them.
