“Gen Z is having less sex and I know why”

MisterBowTies · 2026-02-23T18:48:06+00:00

Maybe men are responding to sex as a reward less and doing other things they enjoy. 🤷‍♂️

Kuato2012 · 2026-02-23T17:58:52+00:00

More extreme examples of the rise of male conservatism include the popularisation of the manosphere, an internet community that uses outdated gender politics to reaffirm women as the inferior sex.

Utterly off-base. Stopped reading there.

funnybillypro · 2026-02-23T18:38:58+00:00

I don't know. Hard to seriously read when the first sentence of the lede is "There is nothing more terrifying than [a night without sex]"

63daddy · 2026-02-23T19:15:30+00:00

Young men aren’t being drawn to a manosphere so much as the left is driving them away.

Simply asking a woman out can be construed as sexual assault so of course young men will be more hesitant to ask women out. That’s just common sense.

I disagree with the way the article says men are acting to their detriment. To the contrary, they are reacting to anti-male changes so as to make the best of it.

XavierMalory · 2026-02-24T03:01:01+00:00

From the article:

More extreme examples of the rise of male conservatism include the popularisation of the manosphere, an internet community that uses outdated gender politics to reaffirm women as the inferior sex. Similarly, political movements such as the Me Too movement have focused around women understanding their systemic oppression that creeps into every facet of their lives.

Gee, I can’t imagine why guys don’t want to ~~date~~ screw women like the author, even with a rented penis…

Lanky-Attempt-2086 · 2026-02-23T20:36:17+00:00

I never read this tripe

SouthernFruit8768 · 2026-02-24T04:28:32+00:00

A night without sex is terrifying? She, the author, needs to seek professional help immediately. She has a sex addiction I’m sure

Eagles56 · 2026-02-24T02:03:57+00:00

Because Gen Z American women have the most insane standards and I say this as someone who has a few friends of Gen Z women.

Former-Dragonfly2226 · 2026-02-24T03:36:33+00:00

These comments are amazing. This sub is on fire!

Yamochao · 2026-02-24T01:03:48+00:00

Oh? Yeah? are you a sociologist? No? Then you don't know why you're randomly speculating based on your own biases, stfu

World-Three · 2026-02-24T11:01:07+00:00

It's funny really. When you actually understand that men legitimately do not want to be predators so most of the teenage relationships schoolgirls got into were downright predatory, those teenage boys didn't repeat that trend.

Then the author basically tells on themselves with the fact that they view smoking and drinking as social addictions, where I vividly remember having to give up on friendships and potential relationships because there were many mainstream kids who wouldn't hang out or date you if you didn't participate in that. They felt that you thought you were better than them, some thought that hanging around them would get you into the hobby when you legitimately just wanted to hang out.

The biggest idea is the Manosphere one... Even now, I've probably been preemptively banned from more places just by posting here than I have for being myself. I have been banned from other places manually simply due to making sense and slapping the flies from getting in my eyes and ears. Ironically, those actions push me closer to where society pleads they don't want men to be. There are probably many people who look through my post history and say ew video games, ew mens rights, ew Blackpill stuff, and disqualify my humanity but in the same breath wonder why society is eating that stuff up.

Men are under socialized? Okay. But aren't women under socialized too? When you only see women correct men, hate men, and swear off men, where are men supposed to fit into that? Are they supposed to simp and take disrespect in hopes women come around when the overall opinion on men is to be useful to women?

This and future generations are when men and women have the most in common, but are talking the least. That isn't men's fault. Men have been jumping on women who share interests with them since forever. If women are so terrified of problematic men, they should reward and encourage men who aren't that way with attention, but they're not doing that.

elebrin · 2026-02-23T19:11:04+00:00

My dude, having a ton of sex in college is a bad fucking plan all the way around. Sex isn't something you can do casually. Oh, you can lie to yourself and tell yourself that sex is casual, but it isn't. Not really. The consequences of irresponsible sexual activity are life changing and devastating.

I'll tell you what, you get into a permanent, monogamous, trusting relationship where you have a plan for infidelity, pregnancy, disease, the management of consent, and dealing with the reactions of family and friends and you can have all the sex you want with that person.

Or, you can masturbate! You can always masturbate. Everyone should masturbate. When you do, all of the problems listed above evaporate because there is no other person involved.

Kso3ooo · 2026-02-24T03:54:20+00:00

The sex positive and hookup culture/body count movement/fad died with COVID. It was it at its height too I was watching from its inception

Emmy-Ebel7851 · 2026-02-24T03:52:07+00:00

Growing conservatism? Doubt it considering how the conservative mentality is viewed among modern society in general, especially among young people.

If we think about it, at this point Gen Z might as well just be the resurrection of The Stone Age. Ages in which, according to studies, around 80% of the female population got to reproduce in contrast to the 40% of male population. Meaning that the sector of Gen Z that’s having sex is what our ancestors might describe as the ‘elite’ ‘the highest hierarchy’. And this can very well be because of social media…ironically.

If you ask me, I’ll never understand why the people behind these studies must always seek the most complicated and far fetched explanations when the answer might very well be extremely simple. No, conservatism is far from being the solely reason behind those statistics. It’s just the female gender going back to it’s most primitive roots…being as picky and difficult as humanly possible. Yet, the male gender refusing to go back to it’s most primitive roots…serving as cannon fodder for the big boys of this new ‘hierarchy’.

And this message is coming from a mainly conservative Gen Z young woman.

NewMoonlightavenger · 2026-02-24T10:02:26+00:00

Sex is dangerous.

UnlimitedCalculus · 2026-02-25T07:42:39+00:00

Its the phones.

Not the screen time. Its cameras. Gen Z is afraid to do a lot of things with the threat of having the entire world see it.

vikingosegundo · 2026-02-27T02:05:32+00:00

Again a woman explaining male behaviour to the world.
But no word about many woman going after a small group of ultra attractive men — forming temporary harems in the process.

jjj2576 · 2026-02-23T18:52:19+00:00

I’m just a Millennial who enjoys fucking.

2026-02-25T00:39:08+00:00

Never have had sex and probably never will my social anxiety is too bad

PigletPretend7175 · 2026-02-26T00:48:10+00:00

who cares anymore

Local-Willingness784 · 2026-02-26T02:23:06+00:00

Dating discourse has suffered among a growing political divide because it frames dating as exclusionist. Wording used by Gen Z has functioned to inhibit women’s sexual freedom. Phrasing such as ‘304s’ and ‘bop’ have centred women’s romantic value to their sexual activity. Furthermore, phrasing such as ‘red flags’ and ‘chopped’ have contributed to a more suspicious view of dating that centres around a sceptical view around potential matches. Our fear does not just show in the lack of sexual activity, but the way we use words to isolate and void potential sexual partners.

is it me or is she actually putting blame onto women for something? or are we pretending that men are the ones talking about icks and red flags and icks like women do?

That-Minute4790 · 2026-03-18T16:18:56+00:00

Idk but it's all messed up, millenial 37, used to get laid without even trying, dating was easy, around 2020 /ironically right around 30yrs old its the opposite, along with dating has been like non existent too. I always wonder if the younger gen z is boning much but I doubt it because such a different time, idk its great being single but gosh dam I miss a woman's touch sometimes

FernDiggy · 2026-02-24T00:04:11+00:00

Sucks to be yall

Title	“Gen Z is having less sex and I know why”
Author	WillyNilly1997
Upvotes	196
Comments	51
Date	February 23, 2026 5:46 PM UTC (4 months ago)
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