Man drought in Australia? Who would have thought? To someone none the wiser, it would appear as though there is a woman drought with how picky these woman are!Australia is experiencing a huge decline in the number of available men, with the church telling women they should also forget about living with their partners before tying the knot.
Statistics have revealed that there are dramatically fewer eligible blokes than single women aged 25 to 34.
The dire outlook has been backed by Federal Liberal MP Kevin Andrews, who is researching changes in marriage and families in Australia and has suggested the swing towards de facto partnerships wasn't helping.
But Fr Tony Kerin, episcopal vicar for justice and social service in the Archdiocese of Melbourne, said today's women wanted the best of both worlds.
"Are women getting too choosy? I'd say yes," Fr Kerin, speaking on behalf of the archdiocese, said.
"I think many are setting aside their aspirations for later, but by the time they get around to it, they've missed their chance. In trying to have it all, they end up missing out."
If there is a "man drought" I really don't know how these women can continue being so picky. This just proves that Australian women are extremely picky, because when there aren't enough men THEY STILL WON'T LOWER THEIR IMPOSSIBLY HIGH STANDARDS! Even if there were 1 man to every 10 women here, I doubt they would lower their standards - instead they just remain being single. But once they hit their 30's (as the article mentions), they tend to miss out because most men are usually taken or married by this age. So really they are just shooting themselves in the foot. When will these stupid women realise this? If they end up missing out because they were too picky in their 20's, then they deserve everything they get.
They were discussing this the other night on a news panel show, and the woman there said something like "excuse me, but i'm not going to lower my standards just so I can get a man... why should we settle for less?".
One would assume that it would be easier to find a date here with a "man drought", but it makes no difference at all. This is because the women are so picky that it doesn't matter how low the ratio of men to women are - they will just remain single.