Ep. 585: The Real Reason Birth Rates Are Declining

Have you noticed an increase in discourse about why (or why not) birth rates are declining in America? We see a lot of blame directed towards women—things like, “women are too superficial” or “women aren’t willing to make sacrifices” or “women won’t date broke men.” Whatever the reason is, it’s a whole lot of bullshit and not a whole lot of men taking responsibility. The idea that women are gold-diggers is tired and frankly, untrue. What women really want is careers, flexibility and time to pursue hobbies, and male partners that don’t treat us like shit. Maybe the real reason women don’t want to have kids is because men aren’t interested in being good dads. But what do we know? We’re just a couple of dried up gold-diggers, right?Old fears brought up by big commitment [3:42]“Radical monogamy” [8:09]Do women only like men with money? [12:13]We tend to date people with similar status to us [17:43]Setting your children’s expectations [21:38]Look at the quality of men out in the world [25:29]A low self-esteem epidemic [28:07]Subscribe to The Lighthouse Letters to hear about Danny’s Peru triphttps://dannyjdotcom.substack.com/Don’t forget to leave us a review and subscribe so you never have to miss an episode! Comments and questions can also be sent to [email protected], and you can head to thebestlifepodcast.com to join our Facebook Group.FOLLOW US ON IG: @TheBestLifePodcastFOLLOW JILL: @jillfitFOLLOW DANNY J: @dannyjdotcomYou can also follow us on Facebook@Jill Coleman@Danny-JAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy