r/itsthatbad • • Dec 07 '25

NEW PEOPLE POSTING, PLEASE READ

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Read this linked post.

This is a repost because the original wasn't titled in all caps, so new people didn't see it? Tons of posts have been automatically rejected because new people didn't read the post linked above. Most of those were fine posts, but the authors didn't follow instructions.

  • The most important point for new people is, if you don't participate on the sub (commenting on posts), then don't expect to post. Your posts will be automatically rejected. Please don't take it personally.
  • Also, messaging through mod mail will not get your post approved, and I don't check direct messages.

r/itsthatbad • • Feb 26 '25

Commentary A female journalist accidentally explains why single men should get their passports

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If you're a single man and you're not enjoying dating in the US, look into other countries where you may have more to gain for your money, energy, attention, and time – for any kind of relationship.

Here's most of Jana Hocking's article, which inadvertently explains why single men should get their passports. I'll add links to my posts (mostly) to either support or counter Jana, who's Australian, but writing on American, British, and Canadian dating culture as well.

Short version – according to her, the "mating crisis" across these countries isn't a crisis at all. It's single women enjoying "freedom, funds, and flings."
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Jana writes:

Last year, I remained mostly single. Give or take a few situationships and a cheeky one-night stand. And so did most of my girlfriends.

Body count calculator for American women

Among the at least 20 gorgeously single women in my social circle, there are only two girlfriends I know who had the 'let's make it official' chat with the man-of-the-moment in their lives.
Could I, and my fellow womenfolk, have shacked up with a bloke if we wanted to? Sure. But did we? No.
The guys who put themselves forward for the job were fine, sweet, perfectly capable. But did we align in ways that would enhance our lives? Not really.
You see, last year, you couldn't escape one simple fact: women were in a 'mating crisis'. Or so the experts kept calling it in those viral clips flooding our social media feeds.
The experts harped on about one simple truth: as women level up in education and their careers, they naturally look for partners who are equally smashing it - or better.

It's called hypergamy – men's incomes matter for relationships

Young American women are more hypergamous than we should expect

"High value man" delusions from social media inflating women's standards (video)

Increasing pressure on US men for income in order to find a spouse (published study)

But here's the catch: that shrinks the dating pool a LOT. Especially as more women are heading to university, while fewer men do the same.
This means plenty of brilliant, independent women are flying solo. Not because they can't find a date but because finding someone who ticks all the boxes (and doesn't get intimidated by their success) is like searching for a Chanel bag at a garage sale.

Are men intimidated by successful women? No.

Single women weren't just embracing their independence last year - they were owning it. And the numbers back it up.
First up, let's talk living arrangements. The number of single-person households in the U.S. has skyrocketed - up more than fivefold since the 1960s, hitting a whopping 37.8 million in 2022. That's a whole lot of women living their best solo lives.

Let's not forget the increasing numbers of women on psych meds

Single-person households aren't always healthy (study)

And single women aren't just renting - they're buying. They own 58 per cent of the nearly 35.2 million homes owned by unmarried Americans.

The difference is from women over 65, many of whom are widows (video plus comments)

Meanwhile, over in the UK, women are smashing the careers game. Back in the 1970s, only 52 per cent of women were in the workforce. Today, that number has hit 72 per cent. With those paychecks rolling in, it's no wonder women are ditching the 'happily ever after' myth for a happily independent reality.

Clear evidence of the patriarchy oppressing American women (sarcasm)

And the pièce de résistance? Women are now more educated than ever before. More women than men are earning college degrees in the U.S., giving them the upper hand in everything from paychecks to power plays. Who needs a knight in shining armour when you've got a master's degree and a killer 401(k)?
One man's 'mating crisis' is another woman's fist pump for freedom. Huzzah!

Why are some women freezing their eggs? They blame the education gap, so more hypergamy.

Just two months ago, I hopped on a plane to New York City. Why? No major reason. There were just a few fun things happening over there that I fancied going to. So, being a single career woman with a few funds in the bank, I had the freedom to do so. Guess who tried to stop me? No one.
There were no kids to shepherd to school or footy practice. No man whingeing that I was leaving him stranded. Nope, I was free to do what (and who) I jolly well liked. And dear reader, I did.
So, do you know what this 'mating crisis' has really brought the single women of the world? Freedom, funds, and flings - and I, for one, am very much here for it.

Young single American men express wanting families more than young single American women

The sexually liberated consumerist narrative of modern dating – the single most important link in this post

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And we're done.

Get your passport.

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More from the Champagne Room

Jana from one year ago, explaining how she and her friends hit the wall

Guys, this is what women have chosen

The “red pill manosphere” exists because it largely reflects men's real experiences with women

America does not have a crisis of bitter, single young men

American women are absolutely over-powered

American women are absolutely over-powered – the movie

Sexual freedom was never a part of feminism

Guys, it's 2025. Pay attention – emphasis on pay (video)

“Why does it feel like dating is men vs women?”

Having trouble dating? You are not alone

Recent numbers on singles and sexlessness


r/itsthatbad • • 9h ago

Satire Not all women, but always a woman!!

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r/itsthatbad • • 3h ago

From Social Media What makes them this way?

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r/itsthatbad • • 34m ago

From Social Media Feminists and their selective outrage

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r/itsthatbad • • 9h ago

Satire When you’re at the gym in 2026

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r/itsthatbad • • 9h ago

Apparently this counts as assault/grape now

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r/itsthatbad • • 4h ago

Consensual hookups are now guys preying on and taking advantage of women too

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Now even if it’s consensual you’re exploiting women. These strong independent women.


r/itsthatbad • • 7h ago

Here’s one

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Currently being harassed by one of these creatures then deleting her comments. Like imagine acting like this and thinking your rhetoric has any sort of traction other than emotional manipulation. Your side is so weak and riddled with fallacy you cannot have an open forum to discuss social issues because you choose hate. You try to gas light and attack people because you couldn’t understand any sort of perspective other than your own and your ego blinds you to the opportunity. You can continue to do this though. It’s nice being important to you.


r/itsthatbad • • 5h ago

Everyone loves power dynamics until power dynamics benefit men

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If you look at the age gap discourse, the core issue according to the usual suspects(women and simps) is ''power imbalance''

they will say something like ''oh but old men have more life experiences and maturity and this creates power imbalance''

So why is that a bad thing?

''because it increases the likelihood of exploitation''

Ok so for arguments sake, lets assume this is true

So if this is the case why arent the usual suspects showing extreme vitriol towards other relationship dynamics like, heightgap, financialgap, statusgap, IQgap?

A huge power imbalance exists in a relationship Where the woman is 5'4 and the guy is 6'5

A huge power imbalance exists in a relationship where the man is a millionaire or an E-celeb and the woman is making minimum wage

And yet what you see is the same usual suspects encouraging women to seek such relationship arrangements. They get told by society to seek ''666'', regardless of who they are and where they stand. They are told to ''never settle'' and always look up

Why? Because all of these directly benefit women and cater to their interests. Suddenly the high probability of exploitation in an imbalanced relationship becomes a non existent issue. Suddenly we have to consider ''biology'' and become nature understanders

But if a man lets say is an older adult or middle aged and wants a beautiful young woman to have sex with or marry as a wife. Now suddenly hes a ''predator''(no proof whatsoever)

Now we have to look at ''power imbalance''

Now we get lectured about how ''evil'' power imbalances are blah blah blah blah

This is systematic misandry


r/itsthatbad • • 6h ago

just lol

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r/itsthatbad • • 22h ago

Memes The selective outrage is hitting astronomical levels

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r/itsthatbad • • 3h ago

They think every sub should behave as they want

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r/itsthatbad • • 18h ago

Commentary Men can't have shit 🤦‍♂️

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r/itsthatbad • • 6h ago

Commentary Sharing a comment from an article about the Cornell 7

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As the article's title says, the concepts of SA, consent, and non-consent have crept (goalposts moved). And this comment below iterates how bad it all is.

I tell young men today that if they have sex with a woman they're not married to even once, they have handed her the power to utterly destroy their lives and their futures. Whether it's next week, next year or even 20 years in the future when she's broke and needs money. She may not ever use that power, but she will always have it and she can exercise it with a single email.


r/itsthatbad • • 1d ago

Caught in the Wild I reported r/evilwomeninc to r/againsthatesubreddits and they removed it immediately

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r/itsthatbad • • 6h ago

Memes the fact it’s something controversial to say

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r/itsthatbad • • 18h ago

Woman threatens to falsely accuse ex husband of “touching” their kids because he won’t share his WiFi password with her

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r/itsthatbad • • 16h ago

Suicide rates highest ever among middle-aged men

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r/itsthatbad • • 13h ago

Satire There are people really like this

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r/itsthatbad • • 5h ago

Commentary Are young men and women giving up on each other? | The Gray Area

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r/itsthatbad • • 20h ago

They have such massive egos

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r/itsthatbad • • 22h ago

Commentary Feminist shit tests killed RJ Mitte.

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r/itsthatbad • • 22h ago

Guy doesn’t want to go on a trip meant for his GF’s ex and Reddit bashes him

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This guy is voicing his concerns and all the “I wish men were more vulnerable” group tears him down. Imagine going on a trip and all the girl thinks/talks about is her ex


r/itsthatbad • • 20h ago

Commentary Brutal

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