Thirty, Flirty and (Not) Thriving

Nice item by Helen Roy, at American Mind: “Thirty, Flirty and (Not) Thriving.” We are now reaping the bitter rewards of a total failure of older American women to convey the inescapable reality of female biology to their daughters and granddaughters. Instead of roadmaps corresponding to reality, millennials were silently handed birth control and collegeContinue reading “Thirty, Flirty and (Not) Thriving”

Number of Sex Partners Before Marriage, by Decade

This was an interesting statistic, from the Institute of Family Studies: Basically, at least according to the results of this survey (including how many lies I don’t know), there are a lot fewer ho-hos than we usually think. Even in the decadent 1970s, 21% of all women were virgins at marriage, and 43% had onlyContinue reading “Number of Sex Partners Before Marriage, by Decade”

Can’t Find a Good Man

We’re hearing more of the “can’t find a good man” line from women these days — mostly, women over 27yo. What were they doing during their decade of prime marriageability, attractiveness, and fertility, ages 16-25? What would these 30+yo women do if they found a good man, today? Would they be Good Wives and GoodContinue reading “Can’t Find a Good Man”