I wanted to let you know that I am currently reading Guy Garcia’s “The Decline of Men”.

I’ll be brief, but this book is a huge shock so far. Now, I have only read the first couple of chapters, but Garcia has thus far filled me with statistics that are very very surprising. Apparently, us guys aren’t getting a fair shake any more in school, and it’s starting to show in the work force. Most of the job trends that will be peaking in the next 10 years or so, dramatically favor women. Also, under 50% of all households are married couples. In 1950, he says it was around 90%. That’s a massive drop.

Some of this appears to be societal, with a great deal of favor being given to women sense the feminist movement (which I strongly favor). However, a majority of the blame rests squarely on the shoulders of us guys…surprise surprise.

I normally get home late on Thursday nights. Last Thursday I was strolling down the avenue here in NYC, and found a huge line for “Gears of War II” outside of the local “Game Stop” store. I couldn’t help but notice that ALL of the people waiting were guys. There weren’t even any girlfriends waiting with their men, which likely means they don’t HAVE a girlfriend.

I mention that as I feel that us guys are getting lazier and lazier, and less interested in taking risks and DOING SOMETHING with our lives. Consequently…and I’ll quote Garcia here…

“But as women rise and men continue their downward slide, it’s also true that more and more women are simply unable to find men that they think are worth marrying”

For today, I’ll leave you with that…as I read more of this, I’ll post more. But, I strongly suggest you read it too:

Guy Garcia’s “The Decline of Men”

Stephen.

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