The "Three Sixes" Rule and the Shrinking Pool of Men
Scott Galloway and Debra Soh discuss the 'three sixes' dating rule and how rising standards, male stagnation, and economic independence are shrinking the viable dating pool for both sexes.
The gist
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The 'three sixes' standard filters out 92% of men and does not predict relationship success, so men leveling up matters more than women lowering standards.
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Men who fall short are turning to sex dolls, chatbots, and pornography rather than self-improvement, and society enables this instead of fixing the root cause.
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Gen Z has a 50% rate of diagnosed anxiety disorders, which reduces the social risk-taking that historically helped young people start relationships.
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Galloway and Soh argue that framing egg freezing and single motherhood as easy alternatives treats partnership as optional when two-parent households are better for children.
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