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There are diverse '''causes of inceldom''',<ref name="boislard2016">Boislard, M.-A., van de Bongardt, D., & Blais, M. (2016). Sexuality (and Lack Thereof) in Adolescence and Early Adulthood: A Review of the Literature. Behavioral Sciences, 6(1), 8. doi:10.3390/bs6010008</ref><ref name="apostolou2018"></ref> e.g. any flaw that negatively impacts [[SMV|sexual market value]] or any socio-cultural, economic or personal circumstance that hinders marriage or more generally pair formation. There currently is a trend toward [[demographics|''more'' incels]]. This article discusses both causes of inceldom and causes of the recent increase in inceldom (see [[demographics]] page for data on the increase in inceldom). | There are diverse '''causes of inceldom''',<ref name="boislard2016">Boislard, M.-A., van de Bongardt, D., & Blais, M. (2016). Sexuality (and Lack Thereof) in Adolescence and Early Adulthood: A Review of the Literature. Behavioral Sciences, 6(1), 8. doi:10.3390/bs6010008</ref><ref name="apostolou2018"></ref> e.g. any flaw that negatively impacts [[SMV|sexual market value]] or any socio-cultural, economic or personal circumstance that hinders marriage or more generally pair formation. There currently is a trend toward [[demographics|''more'' incels]]. This article discusses both causes of inceldom and causes of the recent increase in inceldom (see [[demographics]] page for data on the increase in inceldom). | ||
== Causes of inceldom == | == Causes of sexlessness or inceldom == | ||
* Social exclusion, [[rejection]], e.g. caused by being a misfit, [[neurodivergence]] or physical disease potentially caused by [[mutation]]s or pollutants/developmental disturbances. Social exclusion hinders access to the opposite sex, prevents socialization and marriage, and thus may cause inceldom. | * Social exclusion, [[rejection]], e.g. caused by being a misfit, [[neurodivergence]] or physical disease potentially caused by [[mutation]]s or pollutants/developmental disturbances. Social exclusion hinders access to the opposite sex, prevents socialization and marriage, and thus may cause inceldom. | ||