17:I[66739,["/_next/static/chunks/0.3dg.jzl0xwf.js?dpl=dpl_8p6Q5JakrWnro1WkLdLhx7ayTbu2","/_next/static/chunks/0s3w63gp9~d8s.js?dpl=dpl_8p6Q5JakrWnro1WkLdLhx7ayTbu2","/_next/static/chunks/0kllbnt_hzshd.js?dpl=dpl_8p6Q5JakrWnro1WkLdLhx7ayTbu2","/_next/static/chunks/053zyoym-_i67.js?dpl=dpl_8p6Q5JakrWnro1WkLdLhx7ayTbu2","/_next/static/chunks/0u2ayibg4ahb..js?dpl=dpl_8p6Q5JakrWnro1WkLdLhx7ayTbu2","/_next/static/chunks/0i99rkyrer3ax.js?dpl=dpl_8p6Q5JakrWnro1WkLdLhx7ayTbu2"],"default"] 19:I[38632,["/_next/static/chunks/0qqtp3r0h7kah.js?dpl=dpl_8p6Q5JakrWnro1WkLdLhx7ayTbu2","/_next/static/chunks/0iukvycbd42rl.js?dpl=dpl_8p6Q5JakrWnro1WkLdLhx7ayTbu2"],"IconMark"] 18:T4e3,It's hard out there for single women who date men. You've maybe heard friends complaining about the dating pool, or perhaps you yourself are navigating its murky waters. According to economics reporter Rachel Wolfe at The Wall Street Journal, American women are giving up on marriage, with only 34% of single women looking for romance, versus 54% of single men.

Brittany is joined by Rachel, alongside Minda Honey, author of her memoir, The Heartbreak Years. Together they talk about the key reasons why women are less and less interested in the prospect of dating, let alone getting married.

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Is it time to give up on marriage? Women seem to think so.

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Is it time to give up on marriage? Women seem to think so.