This is not a troll question and I realize its a sensitive topic. Maybe its just confirmation bias.....but when I see Gen X couples, I frequently see a lot of men with women who are slightly higher on the attractiveness scale than they are. Not completely out of their league.....still in the same section. But higher. And no, the woman is not a SAHM. She's got a well paying job too, so you know she's not with him just for financial security.

But when I see couples of this generation, you don't see this as much.

But to the main point of my post. I think OLD has increased choices in selecting a partner on a nuclear level. Which has fostered a '' Don't settle '' mentality. As in, even if a woman likes a guy....why should she pick him when she can find someone better? Maybe with the same personality too. So the guy could be a 6/10. But why should she stay with him when she can find a 7/10?

I feel like this wasn't really there before OLD. Back then people were more '' satisfied ''?

And you might say that this is ok, but its actually going against basic human psychology. A lot of psychology textbooks say that the number 1 predictor for a good friendship or relationship is proximity. That's human nature. Which is how a lot of friends/couples meet each other in the workplace or school. OLD is changing this aspect of human social interactions.