The Rise of Gen Z Celibacy (PATREON EPISODE)

This makes me so happy to hear that this younger generation of women are making this choice for themselves. I'm a Xillennial and chose this about 5 years ago after wasting my time with OLD for the last time. With this latest Roe overturning, it's even more risky for women to be having casual sex, aside from all the other reasons that

already exist. We need to spend time cultivating our lives, our careers, and our ability to support ourselves!

I am so glad to see this. Just a comment on the article (I can't listen to the podcast yet. Will be a subscriber soon!): This article is a little more direct than others that I've read. While I do want this talked about more, I think the current language around it is too vague, flowery and obfuscating. We need to say directly that many men are acting like entitled jerks - in so many ways that it would take multiple paragraphs to lay all of them out. Like I said, this article was more direct, so hopefully we are getting closer to that.

I asked my gen z coworker recently if shes had any rude tinder matches lately. She flat out told me not a single one has been remotely nice or polite. Im not surprised lol

I’m partway through the article and enjoying it so far. I saw it quotes the author of a book called “Rough,” as she asks ‘why it is that “so many of us ‘consent’ to sex we don’t actually want?”’ I was eager to look into a full-length book that is critical of rough sex, but was disappointed to find it described as “an intersectional, sex-positive, kink-positive work” 🤦‍♀️ So the author who is quoted about how women are having less sex due to the recognition of systemic abuses of patriarchal power is also writing a book arguing that the problem is not BDSM, it’s just non-consensual BDSM. Just another example of someone getting SO close only to go off the rails.

Id be greatly amused if Roe vs Wade overturn would lead to even less marriage and babies. The conservative logic seems to be "women are naturally horny, without abortion, now they have to get married to get laid bwhahaha". But if women's horniness is no way as high, and the men continue to be trash, then women can just peace out of all relationships. The second assumption is that all women want babies, and if they are desperate enough, theyll breed with a low quality guy. Cant speak of others, but I want a high quality baby/father, or no deal. It makes no sense to have a baby for the sake of having it like a bizarre fashion accesory, especially when you want to feed it/educate it, either alone or not. Do you really want a baby and a manbaby? How does that make any sense? Just my thoughts. Unlikely to happen, I know. One can wish.

GOOD. Let the changing of the tides begin. I'm happy for these women and wish them the best. Life truly opens up when you aren't saddled by a manchild.

This episode reminded why I didn't date for so long. The men really sucked too much.

"Celibacy" feels like too strong a word. It connotes monks in musty monasteries. Single and happy would be a better way to describe it.

I've been dick-free for 5 years now 😚 The type of work that it takes to find a great guy by being active in the dating game is work that I re-invested back into myself by focusing on my bag. Plus, I always rejected the feminist idea of sex as liberating and left hookup culture behind in college. I think it's cool that Gen Z are prioritizing themselves.