I see lots of posts here, describing how the current dating market is stacked against men, and more and more men are being "left out". Obviously, the rise in online dating has played a large part in this perception.

What solutions would you guys suggest? Since online dating is a problem created by the private sector, wouldn't a private sector solution be best? Apps like Hinge have been modifying their format to move away from a swiping model, or at least limit the number of right swipes per day, to a much smaller number than Tinder. Seems like that would help greatly.

When it comes to society-wide solutions on a deeper level, as a libertarian, I certainly don't advocate restricting anyone's liberties or options, especially when it comes to such basic, fundamental things as relationships, sex, marriage, education and career. Everyone deserves to live the life they want to live, as long as they don't directly harm others.

That leaves social conditioning and education. But who decides what the "right things" to do are, and how would those "right things" be encouraged? In the past, RELIGION played a HUGE role in restricting and channeling everyone's behavior, ie., sex before marriage is a sin, divorce is a sin, etc.

That's not an option anymore, religion is on the decline worldwide. When it comes to Christianity, both Catholicism and Protestant religions are taking a beating, especially in the US. Science and humanist philosophies have largely displaced religion, and each generation is becoming less religious. People just don't look to a God or Gods, whenever there is a lightning strike or an earthquake anymore, and religious fear no longer keeps people "in line", or prompts them to do the "right things".

That's assuming of course, that we can even agree on what the "right things" are.

I'm open to suggestions....anyone?