Comment by lotsofpulp

>At this point in my life, I’m fairly convinced that some people would be able to build a successful relationship with nearly anyone while other are doomed to fail even with the "perfect" person.

It may be that some women may prefer being single (for a variety of reasons) than be paired with a large enough portion of men such that the effects become visible on the societal scale.

Women being able to go through life without having to be paired up with a man is a relatively new thing, the long term effects of which are just coming into fore.