Young Men are Not 'Lost.' Rather, They Are Under Assault.

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Young Men are Not ‘Lost.’ Rather, They Are Under Assault.

WASHINGTON / March 26, 2026 – No one disputes the fact that men are disengaging from romantic relationships with members of the female sex. The question is, Why? A recent survey by the Institute for Family Studies sheds light on this cultural divide.

The survey queried 2,000 unmarried men ages 18-29 about their dating efforts. One question found that 52% of the men strongly or somewhat agreed with this statement: “I’ve tried to find someone to go out with me, but it has been difficult.” (1)

And 58% of the young men agreed with the statement that “I am reluctant to ask someone out because I fear being rejected.”

In other words, a majority of young men have tried to connect romantically with women, but find themselves confronting a seemingly endless series of dilemmas, such as:

Should he pay for dinner, or split the cost 50-50?
Is he looking for a career woman, even if she wants a “tradwife” relationship?
If he is confident and decisive, will she deride him for being too “macho”?

When men set out in search of a romantic relationship, they also encounter a cultural narrative that ridicules and demeans men. Last year the New York Times published an opinion piece by Jean Garnett with the title, “The Trouble with Wanting Men.”

The commentary opens with this sweeping accusation: “Women are so fed up with dating men that the phenomenon even has a name: heterofatalism.” (2) These are just a few of the article’s make-believe stereotypes:

“men are what is rotten in the state of straightness.”
“Where were the men who could handle hard stuff? Like leaving the house for sex?”
“I experience desire in terms of a struggle that someone must lose.”

In response, Rikki Schlott of the New York Post charged Garnett’s article is “part of a genre of man-hating thought pieces that turn hetero love and dating into an all-out gender war — and totally absolve women of any agency or responsibility in their relationships.” (3)

Schlott trenchantly concludes, “outlets like the Times seem hellbent on amplifying the voices of the most bitter and dysfunctional women who bring their misery upon themselves and distract from the actual issues at hand.”

Recent data show men often hold stronger pro-family values than women. Compared to women, men are more likely to view marriage positively (38% vs. 22%), aspire to parenthood (57% vs. 45%), prefer larger families (48% vs. 37%), and identify as pro-life (47% vs. 44%). Men also exhibit lower rates of marital infidelity and divorce initiation. (4)

So the New York Times needs to reconsider its anti-male crusade, and men need to speak out assertively in the face of such editorial drivel.

SAVE – Stop Abusive and Violent Environments – is a 501(c)3 organization working to assure due process, fairness, and equal opportunities for men.

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