"Men Talk Monday" Where Have The Good Men Gone?

On all of our measures of marriageability, the ratio favors single women. Only comparisons ofemployed single men to all single women result in a marriage market skewed in favor of men. Admittedly, these ratios may vary by race, location, or other factors.  But if we are worried about the fate of marriage in America, we should not focus exclusively on the economic prospects of men.  Poor economic prospects for women as well as men-- particularly in the wake of the Great Recession— and the growth in children born out of wedlock also contribute to the shrinking population of Americans who are prime candidates for marriage.   

I have some news that will both surprise and delight you. Want to know where all the quality single men are?  They are everywhere! There are about 45 million single men over the age of 35 in the United States. About 8 million are over 65. There are about 7 million single men in Britain and 2 million in Australia. And those are just the ones using online dating!