Why women say men are "hard" (emotionally detached) these days

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First of all, it's because making a living has become difficult, and second, it's because those who aren't going to make it are exiting the market quickly.
Starting from their early 20s, those who aren't going to succeed are clearly giving up. Nowadays, people don't tease others about that as much as they used to.
So, unlike the generation born in the 90s, the feeling of men begging women has significantly decreased.
Even the men born in the 90s, who were more numerous, are now either past marriageable age or approaching it, and those who don't meet the standard are openly saying they'll just live alone. In fact, the idea that being single is better than a bad marriage is a common sentiment among both men and women.
Ultimately, this means the "inventory" of men remaining in the dating market consists only of those who are actually viable. Those who aren't going to make it either can't enter the market at all or have given up and walked away, so the low-quality stock has long since been cleared out.
On top of that, with international marriages now trending to exceed 10% of the total number of marriages, there are naturally fewer reasons to be desperate like in the past.
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Will the "viable" men treat low-quality women the way they used to? If they feel it's not going to work, they are ready to cut ties immediately. Meanwhile, low-quality men just stay home watching anime, engaging in hobbies, or masturbating.
While there are still certain regions where masculinity is emphasized and the culture strongly dictates that one must marry, this seems to be the case for ordinary neighborhoods in the Seoul metropolitan area.
But living like this is certainly more peaceful. When I think about how all the "unviable" men and women with "failed" genes were making such a fuss in the late 2010s, it's just... ugh.;;