The movement has taken off on TikTok, where #celibacyjourney has nearly 40 million views, and videos of women discussing celibacy garner hundreds of thousands of views and hundreds of comments. While some men have posted about it, the majority of posts appear to be from young, heterosexual women — often seeking to address the role that patriarchy a... See more
The rise of AI romantic/companionship apps is occurring in an environment of escalating loneliness, declining marriage rates, and what some demographers are calling the “Great Sex Recession.” Social atomization, economic precarity, and cultural shifts in dating norms are producing cohorts of individuals—especially young men—whose opportunities for ... See more