Men aren't approaching women anymore

[Ulax]

I'd say its more because mainstream advice for how to get girls is dogshit, and also comes from a frame of pedastalising the girl.

So dudes can't see a way that it would actually work in their minds, and it seems kind of humiliating.

[Basman]

6 hours ago, Emotionalmosquito said:

 it may not even matter if the cold approach crowd has always been rather small.

That's kind of the crux of the issue. I don't think cold approaching has ever really been that common. Everyone I know who's been in a relationship has been through social circle, including the older people I know.

[Raze]

5 hours ago, Basman said:

That's kind of the crux of the issue. I don't think cold approaching has ever really been that common. Everyone I know who's been in a relationship has been through social circle, including the older people I know.

Except social circles are shrinking because society is atomized and modern woke culture is even demonizing that. For years they said you should be friends first but now there is a whole feminist narrative that a male friend having feelings is predatory. It’s completely ridiculous. 

[Basman]

3 hours ago, Raze said:

Except social circles are shrinking because society is atomized and modern woke culture is even demonizing that. For years they said you should be friends first but now there is a whole feminist narrative that a male friend having feelings is predatory. It’s completely ridiculous. 

That's the historical moment we live in currently, the breaking of communal bonds. I think that's the primary factor behind this. It has less to do with men or women themselves and more with factors outside of our direct control, like the nature of modern work, commuting, cost of living, social media, etc., though it's possible to counter act it on a personal level. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Basman