Chads Aren’t Stealing All The Women
Chris Williamson challenges the idea that a small group of men monopolize dating, showing that sexual behavior patterns have stayed stable since 2000 and the 'Chad' myth is largely a perception problem.
The gist
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Dating app stats like top 10% of Hinge users getting 60% of likes distort how competitive the broader dating market actually is.
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The most common answer to how many partners someone had in the past year is one or zero, not multiple casual encounters.
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The roughly 18 to 20% of men having casual sex are mostly pairing with the 12 to 18% of women doing the same, not crowding out other men.
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Viral stories about rejection and ghosting get far more attention than stable relationships, making dating look worse than the data shows.
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