No One's Dating or Getting Married! Is this A Troubling Trend? How Does It Connect with America's Loneliness Epidemic & Rise in Smartphone Use? Any Policy Solutions? Is This Just An American Problem?

The Best Paragraph I've Read:"The social crisis of our time is not just that Americans are more socially isolated than ever, but also that social isolation is rising alongside romantic isolation, as the economic and cultural trajectories of men and women move in opposite directions. And, perhaps most troubling, the Americans with the least financial wealth also seem to have the least “social wealth,” so to speak. It is the poor, who might especially need the support of friends and partners, who have the fewest close friends and the fewest long-term partners. Money might not buy happiness, but it can buy the things that buyhappiness."This paragraph comes from The Atlantic. The article is titled: America's 'Marriage Material' Shortage. The author is Derek Thompson. You can read the full article here:https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/america-marriage-decline/681518/Zac & Don discuss the declining marriage rates in America. They also discuss its connection to other major trends such as increasing loneliness and declining population.