Has the manosphere ruined dating? | The Global Dating Crisis: episode 1

Globally, the number of single people is on the rise. Rates of marriage and cohabitation are on the decline, and in some countries, even sex itself is down. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/theguardian?sub_confirmation=1 In this new series we're on a journey around the world to find out why people seem to be coupling up less, and what could be causing this dating crisis. In this episode, we’re in the UK ​Chapters: 00:00 – Young people aren't dating anymore 01:18 – Men feel they have to build themselves up before entering the dating pool 03:36 – Inside the manopshere 04.38 – Men feel like they need to be perfect 06:41 – Elite speed dating: why do women want a professional man? 09:00 – People are too scared to go out and have fun anymore 10:41 – Ali Ben Hariz - a male dating coach and social media influencer 14:29 – Why do people keep taking this advice if it doesn't work? 16:07 – Are young men wasting their 20s? The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com Instagram ► https://www.instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: Guardian News ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiannews Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@GuardianAustralia Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Football Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@ItsComplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@GuardianLive #datingcrisis #themanosphere #sex #uk #relationships