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If these trends continue, it may well be that the U.S. will follow suit Japan, where already >40% of young unmarried men and women are not only not in relationships, but are also virgins, causing it to be the least sexually satisfied nation with a huge number of socially reclusive males, so called [[hikikomori]]s. | If these trends continue, it may well be that the U.S. will follow suit Japan, where already >40% of young unmarried men and women are not only not in relationships, but are also virgins, causing it to be the least sexually satisfied nation with a huge number of socially reclusive males, so called [[hikikomori]]s. | ||
Note that most of the ups and downs in the graph below are just noise due to small sample sizes, so one cannot really tell when the trend started exactly. | Note that most of the ups and downs in the graph below are just noise due to small sample sizes, so one cannot really tell when the trend started exactly. The second figure suggests the trend started in the mid or early 2000s. | ||
<span style="font-size:125%">'''Figures:'''</span> | <span style="font-size:125%">'''Figures:'''</span> | ||
[[File:Us adults reporting no sex in past year.PNG|500px|thumb|none|Adult celibacy rates in America from the NORC General Social Survey (Washington Post, 2019)]] | [[File:Us adults reporting no sex in past year.PNG|500px|thumb|none|Adult celibacy rates in America from the NORC General Social Survey (Washington Post, 2019)]] | ||
[[File:Rise_of_sexless_young_men.png|thumb|none|500px|Sexlessness increased for men aged 22-35 as well. [https://ifstudies.org/blog/male-sexlessness-is-rising-but-not-for-the-reasons-incels-claim Source]]] | |||
<span style="font-size:125%">'''References:'''</span> | <span style="font-size:125%">'''References:'''</span> |