Normally, I don&#8217;t consider myself much of a trendsetter, especially when it comes to the online discourse among middle-aged cosmopolitan liberal women. To the extent that these people talk about me at all, it&#8217;s usually to call me a misogynist or to praise my brief appearance on &#8220;Dancing with the Stars.&#8221; In any event, on a typical day, they certainly aren&#8217;t reading my social media feeds and watching my podcast in order to pick up new lingo. We can be certain of that much.
So I was more than a little surprised to see an article that was just published by The Guardian, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/24/womanosphere-conservative-women" target="_blank" rel="noopener">entitled</a>, &#8220;Now comes the ‘womanosphere’: the anti-feminist media telling women to be thin, fertile and Republican.&#8221; According to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/24/womanosphere-conservative-women" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this article</a>, the &#8220;womanosphere&#8221; is: 
<blockquote>&#8220;An organized effort to create &#8230; an alternative rightwing media ecosystem targeting young female US audiences – one of the few demographics that has, until now, leaned substantially Democratic.
This new &#8216;womanosphere&#8217; includes Brett Cooper’s channel as well as lifestyle magazines like the Conservateur and Evie, Candace Owens’s Club Candace, Alex Clark’s Maha (“Make America Healthy Again”) talkshow Culture Apothecary, conservative Christian influencer Allie Beth Stuckey’s Relatable, and swimmer turned anti-transgender activist Riley Gaines’s podcast Gaines For Girls.&#8221;</blockquote>
Before we get into the substance of this article, such as it is, I need to pull up something I wrote online a few weeks ago. <a href="https://x.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1907550102605946958" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Here&#8217;s what I wrote</a> at the time: 
<blockquote>We hear a lot about the &#8216;manosphere.&#8217;I think it’s time we start talking about the womansphere and the corrosive effect that these shrill, toxic feminist influencers are having on the minds of young women and their marriages.</blockquote>
So there you have it. Long before The Guardian demanded that everyone start talking about the &#8220;womanosphere,&#8221; I was demanding a public conversation about the &#8220;womansphere.&#8221; All they did was add an &#8220;o&#8221; in the middle, to change womansphere to woman-o-sphere, and then they completely changed the meaning of the word, as I was using it. To me, the womansphere are the anti-man, bitter feminists on TikTok. To them, the womanosphere is a collection of the most normal, and pleasant women you’ll ever meet. And of course the other problem is that no one at The Guardian knows what the word &#8220;woman&#8221; means. But other than that, you can&#8217;t deny the striking similarity between these two made-up words. If The Guardian actually made any money, this is the part where I&#8217;d start demanding royalties. But in this case, I&#8217;ll let it slide. As the old saying goes, great minds think alike. And the not-so-great minds just steal everything and pass it off as their own.
But I don&#8217;t want to dwell on how much money The Guardian owes me, even though it&#8217;s obviously substantial. The bigger issue with the article — as with everything else published by The Guardian — is the content. The tone for this particular hit piece is set right in the headline. We&#8217;re supposed to see the Right-wing &#8220;womanosphere&#8221; as somehow nefarious and sinister because it encourages women to be &#8220;thin and fertile,&#8221; as The Guardian puts it. These two words — &#8220;thin and fertile&#8221; — are like kryptonite to the staff of The Guardian, apparently. Now, you might observe that words like &#8220;thin and fertile&#8221; are just ways of describing someone as &#8220;healthy.&#8221; And you might wonder what&#8217;s so bad about the &#8220;womanosphere&#8221; encouraging women to be thin, fertile, and healthy. 
But all you&#8217;ll get from The Guardian is <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/24/womanosphere-conservative-women" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this paragraph</a>: 
<blockquote>The type of woman these commentators valorize is thin, straight, fertile, traditionally feminine, conventionally attractive to men and white – though they try to avoid overt racism. &#8230; Anyone who falls outside of this narrow mold is subject to relentless mocking and disparagement.</blockquote>
Just to be clear here, the &#8220;narrow mold&#8221; that The Guardian is complaining about is simply being healthy, feminine, and attractive to males. (They do add that you have to be white as well, but they contradict themselves in the same breath, because one of the commentators they attack in this hit piece is Candace, who last I checked is not white). So all we&#8217;re left with is the &#8220;narrow&#8221; lane that literally billions of women throughout all of human history have fit through. That&#8217;s the virtually impossible standard that you have to meet, if you don&#8217;t want to be &#8220;relentlessly mocked and disparaged&#8221; by the online &#8220;womanosphere.&#8221;
<h3><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/mws-ep-1583-member-exclusive?elementPosition=0&amp;row=2&amp;rowHeadline=The+Matt+Walsh+Show&amp;rowType=Horizontal+Show+Carousel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH: The Matt Walsh Show</a></h3>
We all know why The Guardian believes that only a small subset of the female population can qualify as healthy. For one thing, they believe that men can become women. So that probably skews their perspective a bit, given that trans-identifying males aren&#8217;t usually paragons of physical fitness. Additionally, it&#8217;s long been established that Left-leaning individuals, wherever they are in the world, tend to be less healthy. 
Not too long ago, there was a <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5893220/#:~:text=Findings%20from%20cross%2Dsectional%20studies,report%20better%20self%2Drated%20health." target="_blank" rel="noopener">study</a> from researchers at Harvard and Columbia which found that: 
<blockquote>Findings from cross-sectional studies conducted in Japan and Europe have reported that individuals expressing a conservative ideology (as compared to liberal ideology) tend to report better self-rated health. In the USA, it has been reported that Republicans are less likely to report poor health in comparison to Democrats.</blockquote>
These findings shouldn&#8217;t surprise us, because an ideology that doesn&#8217;t care about personal responsibility isn&#8217;t going to have the healthiest followers. The only people who are surprised, apparently, are the writers for The Guardian. But in their confusion, they do manage to hint at one point that&#8217;s worth thinking about, which is this: The Left has decided to give the Right a monopoly on advocating for healthy lifestyles. It&#8217;s true that if someone these days promotes health, fitness, marriage, family life, et cetera, then we can assume that they&#8217;re probably conservative. All of that has become Right-wing coded. But that&#8217;s only because the Left has gone to war against everything healthy and normal. The Right is not dominating this issue because they&#8217;re mind-controlling women. They&#8217;re dominating the issue because the Left has abandoned it.
As this article continues, The Guardian doubles down on its attempt to make &#8220;being healthy&#8221; sound like an act of terrorism. 
At one point, they quote a piece from &#8220;Evie,&#8221; and then they have a coronary over it. So <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/24/womanosphere-conservative-women" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here&#8217;s the line</a> from Evie, followed by The Guardian&#8217;s meltdown:&#8220;&#8216;Our reproductive organs are made for just that – creating new life – not warding off sperm and altering our insides to make conception close to impossible,” read a recent Evie piece. 
Though some young women may recoil when conservative men like JD Vance and Elon Musk opine on birthrates and fertility, outlets like Evie are able to repackage a similar message in a more approachable way. Maggie Bullock, a women’s magazine veteran who co-writes the Spread, a newsletter about the industry, said she saw outlets like Evie as trying to be something of a &#8216;gateway drug&#8217; into more extreme conservative ideologies. &#8216;Like, we’re nice and we’re pretty and we’re not that radical, don’t worry, we’re just telling you the truth,&#8217; she said. &#8216;It feels like a wolf in sheep’s clothing.'&#8221;
So here we have Evie magazine stating that women&#8217;s reproductive organs are intended for reproduction. And The Guardian devotes about a thousand words to declaring how outrageous this statement is, even though it&#8217;s probably the least controversial thing that anyone can say in the English language. They even bring in an alleged expert — a &#8220;women&#8217;s magazine veteran&#8221; — to establish that Evie magazine is essentially a &#8220;gateway drug&#8221; to extremism, because they don&#8217;t think women should sterilize themselves.
What&#8217;s especially amusing about the accusations that this article makes — against Brett Cooper, Riley Gaines, Candace Owens, Allie Beth Stuckey, Alex Clark, and so on — is that, first of all, the article wants us to see these women as a dark and sinister force. But I know all of them. Allie I’ve known for years. Riley I&#8217;ve met a few times. I went on Alex’s show a few months ago. Brett and Candace are both friends. They are some of the nicest, most cheerful people you&#8217;ll ever meet.
The article uses words like “scary&#8221; to describe them, which is just hilarious from my vantage point. Or the vantage point of anyone who has watched any of their shows. Although I will say that Alex forced me to drink raw milk when I was on her show, and that was deeply disturbing, and also dangerous to my health. But aside from that, it was not a very scary experience.
The other thing is that all of them of course have jobs. And yet The Guardian concludes that all of these women, in reality, want women to be nothing but &#8220;submissive homemakers&#8221; who <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/24/womanosphere-conservative-women">never leave the home</a> for any reason: 
<blockquote>While the women behind these outlets all have different styles and tactics, they are mostly aligned in their desire to return to a gender-essentialist worldview: women as submissive homemakers, men as strong providers.</blockquote>
First of all, any time you hear a phrase like &#8220;gender-essentialist&#8221; being used unironically, you can immediately stop paying attention to the person who says it. The term is nonsense because everyone, in a sane world, is a &#8220;gender essentialist.&#8221; Everyone should understand that gender is an essential concept, because it&#8217;s what allows human beings to reproduce. It also dramatically affects human behavior in every significant way. So if someone calls you a &#8220;gender essentialist,&#8221; the appropriate response is &#8220;yes, I am.&#8221; And by the way, the Left is also &#8220;gender essentialist,&#8221; albeit in a completely demented way. They don&#8217;t understand the concept of gender, but they certainly obsess over it, as you may have noticed. They take their fake genders extremely seriously over there. It is an essential concept in their worldview. Just in a very confused way.
The other irony here is that it&#8217;s The Guardian that wants these women — like Brett Cooper and Candace Owens — to be silent, apparently. They’ve written a gigantic article about how all of these women should shut up and stop expressing their views. Apparently they can&#8217;t grasp the idea that, as I&#8217;ve said many times, different people can choose to do different things. I&#8217;ve gone on record many times saying that, in general, women should prioritize raising families, and men should prioritize providing for their families. That doesn&#8217;t mean that women should never have a career under any circumstances. And obviously, all of the women that The Guardian is attacking in this article, would also agree with that statement, because they all have lucrative careers of their own.
We could go on for the next hour picking apart this article, but it&#8217;s honestly not worth the time. But it is worth noticing one aspect of this issue that The Guardian doesn&#8217;t talk about. Throughout all of this angst and misdirected, incoherent frustration, the one thing The Guardian doesn&#8217;t do is grapple with the fact that the alternative to the &#8220;womanosphere&#8221; has already been tried. And it has completely and utterly failed. The alternative to the &#8220;narrow&#8221; lane espoused by Brett, Candace, and company is the lane of Left-wing secular feminism where women find their purpose in the workplace and either reject family and marriage altogether, or place it second in importance to the pursuit of professional success. It’s the lane where a woman doesn&#8217;t submit to her husband, but instead submits to her employer — who as it happens is often also a man. It’s the lane where a woman is so committed to her independence and autonomy that she will purchase it with the blood of her own children, which is the whole point of abortion.
We&#8217;ve tried the feminist approach for a few generations. It is actually the new thing. The trendy thing.The narrow thing. And how has it worked out? Divorce rates have skyrocketed. The institution of the family is in shambles. And, by all available metrics (including the prevalence of antidepressants), women (and men) are miserable. Here&#8217;s just one indicator. For more than 20 years, Gallup has asked women if they&#8217;re happy with how they&#8217;re being treated by &#8220;society,&#8221; whatever that means exactly. And in 2022, Gallup <a href="https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/03/numbers-women-society" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recorded</a> the lowest level of satisfaction among women since they began asking the question. Yes, after all of the alleged advancements in &#8220;women&#8217;s rights&#8221; over the last twenty years, women believe they&#8217;re more oppressed than ever.
But you don&#8217;t need Gallup to tell you that. You can either talk to women who made the decision to enter the workforce, or you can go on TikTok. Every day there&#8217;s another viral video of some young woman in tears because she went out into the working world and found it horrifically dreary, depressing, and demoralizing. We’ve seen the alternative to women being thin and fertile and prioritizing their families. It has been a disaster. We got millions of broken homes, millions of dead children, and millions of extremely depressed but allegedly liberated women to show for it.
The traditional approach has thousands of years of success under its belt. The new approach crashed and burned 30 seconds after takeoff. The Guardian is using the lame new &#8220;womanosphere&#8221; branding to suggest the opposite — they want to suggest that this is some dangerous new Right-wing ideology. But it&#8217;s not. It happens to be the ideology that clearly works best for everyone, including women. It’s the philosophy that built human civilization and maintained it and helped it thrive for millennia, up until the last several decades. The Guardian might not know what women are, or what they want. But these women do. And the more the Left mocks them for wanting to be healthy and to raise families, the more women will turn away from Leftism, until the only women left supporting Democrats are men with wigs on. That is the Democrat Party&#8217;s absolute worst nightmare. And with every garbage article like this one, that nightmare for Democrats — otherwise known as progress to the rest of us — is becoming more and more real by the day.

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“Snow White” actress <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/rachel-zegler">Rachel Zegler</a> apologized after facing a backlash for attacking Trump voters following the reelection of President-elect Donald Trump.
“Hi everyone, I would like to sincerely apologize for the election post I shared on my Instagram last week,” the 23-year-old actress wrote on Thursday on her Instagram Story, amid calls to boycott the upcoming Disney film, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/11/15/entertainment/snow-white-star-rachel-zegler-apologizes-after-post-about-trump-voters/">New York Post </a>reported.
“I let my emotions get the best of me,” she added. “Hatred and anger have caused us to move further and further away from peace and understanding, and I am sorry I contributed to the negative discourse.”
“This week has been emotional for so many of us but I firmly believe that everyone has the right to their opinion, even when it differs from my own,” Zegler continued. “I am committed to contributing positively toward a better tomorrow.”
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Rachel Zegler has apologized for lashing out at Trump supporters! The Snow White trailer is about to drop this month, and Disney is doing DAMAGE CONTROL!! <a href="https://t.co/SwW5eAoj7E">pic.twitter.com/SwW5eAoj7E</a>
— Steph Anie (@mynerdyhome) <a href="https://twitter.com/mynerdyhome/status/1857248839914131885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2024</a></blockquote>
In a series of <a href="https://x.com/EndWokeness/status/1856779822682574854">posts</a> that were screenshotted from her <a href="https://x.com/mynerdyhome/status/1856622409941446785">Instagram Stories</a>, Zegler wrote, “may Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace,” calling it “absolutely terrifying the number of people who stand behind” Trump.
“I shouldn’t be this shocked, but I am,” she added. “I am heartbroken for my friends who awoke fear this morning … this loss should not have been by so many votes.”
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“I echo Ethel Cain’s statement more than anything, may Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace,” the actress continued. “It is a foolish subscription to a false sense of security, of masculinity, of intelligence, of patriotism, and of humanity. There is no help, no counsel in any of them.”
She then called on people to get off Elon Musk’s app X because he “helped get that man [Trump] elected and you’re giving him business.” Zelger closed out her rant by calling on her followers to focus now on their Democrat Governors and then wrote, “F*** Donald Trump.”
Zegler, a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disney-says-live-action-snow-white-will-be-delayed-one-year-just-weeks-after-backlash-to-lead-actress-bashing-original-film">vocal left-wing activist</a>, made headlines last year when she faced a backlash over her feminist complaints about the 1937 animated film “Snow White” following news about her taking on the lead role in the remake of the classic Disney film.
Months later in an interview for <a href="https://x.com/realDailyWire/status/1734342385721844037">Variety</a> with fellow Disney actress Halle Bailey, Zegler appeared to sing a different tune when she gushed over the original “Snow White” as “a monumental moment in film history,&#8221; and said she “loves everything the Disney company has put out” since its inception.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/disneys-snow-white-star-slammed-as-she-continues-bashing-original-film-in-another-resurfaced-video">Zegler</a> previously slammed the original story, describing the prince as a “stalker” and made it clear the live-action story she was part of would have nothing in common with the “weird” original 1937 love story.
Amanda Prestigiacomo contributed to this piece.

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Relationship TikTok loves to engage in debates, the most recent of which involves the post-breakup period. The debate at hand is one everyone faces after a subsequent heartbreak: Is no contact the best route? In other words, what do you do after a breakup? Do you speak? Do you ever see each other? Or, do you bid your now-ex significant other a fond farewell, never to be seen again?
Some say a clean break is the only way to move forward, but others argue keeping the door open allows for the possibility of getting back together. One Canadian TikToker, Chris (@chrispoletek), who often talks about dating, shared what goes through men’s minds after a breakup with no contact. He starts, “Ladies, this is how men feel during no contact. I’ve spoke with my friends many times about their no contact experiences.”
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Then, he explains their conversations fall into two buckets. In the first, the guy realizes he actually didn’t like the girl that much because he “forgets that they exist,” a clear indicator he just wasn’t that into her. In the second bucket, the guy has the exact opposite realization and sees he misses her. So Chris concludes that if you don’t miss the person, you shouldn’t respond if they reach out. If, on the other hand, you realize you do miss the person, breaking no contact might be best because “it could be worth exploring.”
These don’t seem to be revolutionary thoughts, and they definitely are not bound to men. In the comments, one guy admitted to missing his ex at first and then forgetting all about her not even a week later. And one girl mentioned that women feel the same way, which of course is true. This is all just part of the human experience.
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However, this is much more a contemporary problem than it was a problem in generations past. A few decades ago, a clean break would have been much easier because you couldn’t check anyone’s social media to see where they are, what they’re up to, or who they’re hanging out with. You couldn’t even take a photo on demand, let alone send a late night text. You just moved on. Or, you went to great lengths to get back with the person — like a grand gesture flying across the country and showing up with flowers. (Yes, that happened to my mom. No, she didn’t take him back.) But like every other aspect of relationships and love, social media has greatly complicated the post-breakup season.
<h3><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/going-no-contact-after-your-break-up-a-cure-or-cancer-member-exclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH: The Comments Section with Brett Cooper</a></h3>
In general, people seem to be in favor of a clean break regardless of their feelings about the relationship ending — especially women. Dating coach Gabby (@respectfullygabby) addresses the issue with a firm stance: “Going no contact is actually the only solution to getting whatever you want. Whatever outcome you’re looking for, whether it be, you want to get over him as quickly as possible, whether you want to get back together with them, or whether you’re unsure about whether or not you want to get back together with them.”
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She goes on to explain that if you know you’re done, “ripping off the bandaid and completely cutting off access is the only way you’re going to heal.” Giving them access again just loops you back into a land of limbo. She goes onto to say, “You cannot move onto what is actually meant for you if you are stuck in what you already know is not meant for you.” She is spot on. If you keep going back when you know it’s wrong, when you stay <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dont-waste-your-time-commit-or-cut-loose" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in a situation</a> that you know is not meant for you, you are just holding your future self back. You are keeping yourself from finding what you actually want. People do this out of fear because leaving is a risk, it’s uncomfortable, and it hurts. But it usually works out in the end.
The other possible outcome from going no contact is that you might realize you were wrong about the situation and you do, indeed, want to get back together. Plus, as Gabby mentions, giving the other person time and space to gain clarity will work in your favor as well; you don’t want to beg for someone to get back together. You want to be with someone who is sure about you. But you absolutely cannot get clarity if you are still stuck in a relationship mess. So, that makes going no contact a win-win situation. You either get over them and move on quickly, or you realize breaking up was a mistake and you end up back together.
Another TikToker, Taylor Herd (@taytalkspod), posted a follow-up to a previous TikTok of hers about the no-contact debate. In this one, she reads the comments she saw the most on her last video, the ones with similar themes. The first she reads is: “It only works if he really likes you.” Then, she follows up with her own commentary: “Correct. If that man can go any amount of time — one week, one month, one year — without thinking of you or without thinking to check in on you, he didn’t really like you that much. He just liked the attention that you show him.”
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She says, “He’ll realize he played himself out of everything you had to offer,” but the reality is, he may move on and find someone he likes better. That might hurt, but you should move on and find someone you like better too. If he doesn’t come back, that’s a definite sign you should move on. No matter your feelings about the end of the relationship, a clean break is just smart.
There are, however, TikTokers on the other side of the aisle. After all, it is a debate. They say you do need to talk again to get clarity. Basically, they think you should put yourself through more hurt to know for certain you’re making the right decision. Natalie (@wanderlusqt), for example, advises that if you cannot stop thinking of the person, think they may have changed, or still have hope you can make things work, “I think it is literally critical to break the no-contact rule.” Yet she acknowledges that breaking no-contact always results in “a complete failure” and she “feels so sad again.” 

<div id="attachment_822079" style="width: 301px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@wanderlusqt/video/7229863022003604778?amp%3Bq=no%20contact&amp;amp%3Bt=1723834939624%2A%2A%2A&amp;lang=en"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-822079" class="wp-image-822079 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/unnamed-7-x.png" alt="Screenshot: TikTok" width="291" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/unnamed-7-x.png 291w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/unnamed-7-x-171x300.png 171w" sizes=" (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px" /></a>Screenshot: TikTok</div>
Truthfully, this is absolutely bizarre. Hurting yourself because of some maybes? Do not do it. The people in the comments didn’t agree with her either. They were heated:
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-822081 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/unnamed-7-fff.png" alt="" width="512" height="159" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/unnamed-7-fff.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/unnamed-7-fff-300x93.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></div>
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-822083 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/unnamed-7-mj.png" alt="" width="512" height="172" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/unnamed-7-mj.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/unnamed-7-mj-300x101.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></div>
<div id="attachment_822085" style="width: 522px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-822085" class="wp-image-822085 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/unnamed-7-po.png" alt="Screenshots: TikTok" width="512" height="151" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/unnamed-7-po.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/10/unnamed-7-po-300x88.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" />Screenshots: TikTok</div>
It’s not that breaking no contact always ends in pain. There are comments that speak to having broken up, not spoken to each other, broken the no-contact rule, gotten back together, and are now married. But to break no contact, I would advise there be obvious evidence of specific circumstances having changed — to the point you know you would not be walking back into the same situation once again. If, for instance, one of you has put in the work to make changes that would fix the obvious problems, it is possible the relationship could work.
But the fact is, no contact is commonly the right move. A clean break protects against any possible lingering or questioning; you move on. Initiating communication again shouldn’t be based on the maybes, the missings, and the hopefuls. Breaking no contact just because <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exploring-remedies-to-chronic-singleness-part-ii" target="_blank" rel="noopener">you are lonely</a> is a dangerous decision. There is a gaping difference between having concrete evidence to know for certain the relationship would be different, and convincing yourself from a place of loneliness that it might be different. You must be honest with yourself about when it’s logical <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kristin-cavallari-the-montana-boyz-and-advice-we-dont-need" target="_blank" rel="noopener">and when it’s emotional</a>.
If you miss them but nothing has changed and the same problems still exist, you should be focusing on your future. Most importantly, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-truth-about-the-taxicab-theory" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have the confidence</a> not to just walk away, but to keep moving forward.
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Gen Z

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Social Media

TikTok

So far, Taylor Swift has stayed out of the election cycle, and yes, we are all quite shocked by it. But she’s been busy performing on tour and being in love with her normal, all-American, football-playing boyfriend. She’s also been busy getting to know all of his relatively Republican friends like Harrison Butker, Brittany Mahomes, and — randomly — my dog sitter’s brother. None of this, however, has stopped some of the Swifties from trying to mobilize for Kamala on her behalf — but not all the Swifties. 
Enter: Swifties for Trump.
In previous years, Taylor Swift has been outspoken on the American political front as depicted in her documentary, “Miss Americana.” In 2018, she spoke out in favor of Democratic Senator candidate Phil Bredesen and vehemently against Marsha Blackburn. Though she was raised in a Republican home, she girlbossed her way to despising Trump and her red home state of Tennessee. Last year, she posted an Instagram story the Tuesday before National Voter Registration Day encouraging her followers to register to vote: 
<div id="attachment_790063" style="width: 361px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-790063" class="wp-image-790063 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/1swiftie.png" alt="Source: Instagram" width="351" height="345" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/1swiftie.png 351w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/1swiftie-300x295.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px" />Source: Instagram</div>
But this year? She’s been silent. And the fans have been talking about it — and not loving it. 
<div id="attachment_790067" style="width: 299px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mason2877/video/7404867414430600491?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-790067" class="wp-image-790067 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/2swiftie.png" alt="Source: TikTok" width="289" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/2swiftie.png 289w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/2swiftie-169x300.png 169w" sizes=" (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px" /></a>Source: TikTok</div>
TikTokers are asking questions like, “Any idea why Taylor Swift is suddenly silent on politics? Even after Trump just posted the fake images of her endorsing him? Y’all I think that man is getting to her.” There is some debate in the comments on this one as to whom “that man” is — Trump or Travis. Most believe Travis because he isn’t as Left-wing as they originally thought.
So, in Miss Swift’s silence, her fans decided to take it upon themselves to begin her political movement, creating Swifties For Kamala (@swifties4kamala) across basically every social media platform available. Their Instagram has 49k followers.
<div id="attachment_790073" style="width: 522px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-790073" class="wp-image-790073 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/3swiftie.png" alt="Source: Instagram" width="512" height="283" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/3swiftie.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/3swiftie-300x166.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" />Source: Instagram</div>
The Swifties for Kamala idea came from one lone Swiftie who tweeted that “U.S. swifties should mass organize and help campaign for Kamala Harris” so they can have a plan “to move and push blue votes.”
<div id="attachment_790075" style="width: 522px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-790075" class="wp-image-790075 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/4swiftie.png" alt="Source: X/Twitter" width="512" height="188" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/4swiftie.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/4swiftie-300x110.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" />Source: X/Twitter</div>
The movement took off from there and ran right up to a Swifties for Kamala Zoom call. (Which makes me think maybe we should hop on this Zoom call trend. Maybe a Rational People Who Can’t Stand Kamala call?) But what a special time the call appears to have been.
<div id="attachment_790079" style="width: 302px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@eringeorgiana/video/7407963338463808811?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-790079" class="wp-image-790079 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/5swiftie.png" alt="Source: TikTok" width="292" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/5swiftie.png 292w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/5swiftie-171x300.png 171w" sizes=" (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px" /></a>Source: TikTok</div>
During the call, Elizabeth Warren gave what I assume she thought were words of encouragement: “I want to start with you, and that is what I love best about Swifties. You are resilient, and you know how to take on bullies, and you know how to be your most authentic, most joyful selves. And you overcome pretty much anything that life throws at you. And that’s what the Kamala Harris campaign is all about.” What does any of that even mean? It is superficial, and it is fluff. Perhaps instead of advocating to stand up to Donald Trump, she could go do something — anything — productive for the United States.
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Then, in a strange showing of one of Swift’s songs, Carole King entered the call as a surprise guest. Once upon a time, I loved Carole King. I grew up listening to her. For my own sake, she should have just sat this one out.
<div id="attachment_790085" style="width: 282px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kristen_iz/video/7407968594476305710?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-790085" class="wp-image-790085 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/6swiftie.png" alt="Source: TikTok" width="272" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/6swiftie.png 272w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/6swiftie-159x300.png 159w" sizes=" (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px" /></a>Source: TikTok</div>
But even through all the cringe, this mobilization, as they call it, does not appear to have much power behind it. That is probably why the mainstream media got involved. Cosmopolitan published an article this week <a href="https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a61913759/swifties-for-kamala-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">titled</a>, “Swifties for Kamala Is Mobilizing Taylor Swift Fans — Even if Taylor Herself Isn’t,” which they posted on Instagram.
<div id="attachment_790093" style="width: 347px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-790093" class="wp-image-790093 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/7Swiftie.png" alt="Source: Instagram" width="337" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/7Swiftie.png 337w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/7Swiftie-197x300.png 197w" sizes=" (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px" />Source: Instagram</div>
But the comments were telling quite a different story, correcting Cosmo with #swiftiesfortrump.
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-790097 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/8Swifitie.png" alt="" width="512" height="493" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/8Swifitie.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/8Swifitie-300x289.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></div>
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-790099 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/9swiftie.png" alt="" width="512" height="469" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/9swiftie.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/9swiftie-300x275.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></div>
<div id="attachment_790101" style="width: 501px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-790101" class="wp-image-790101 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/10swiftie.png" alt="Source: Instagram" width="491" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/10swiftie.png 491w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/10swiftie-288x300.png 288w" sizes=" (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px" />Source: Instagram</div>
I would guess Cosmo wasn’t expecting this response — but they should have been. If they had spent any time on TikTok lately, they would have known better. One photo in particular seemed to circulate fast and furious:
<div id="attachment_790103" style="width: 394px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-790103" class="wp-image-790103 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/11swiftie.jpg" alt="Source: TikTok" width="384" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/11swiftie.jpg 384w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/11swiftie-225x300.jpg 225w" sizes=" (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px" />Source: TikTok</div>
And then Swifties for Trump really picked up steam. Now, these videos are <a href="https://twitter.com/Huberton/status/1824616864045035717?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1824616864045035717%7Ctwgr%5E0a21f4a9517f76eedb6ee525d9a99c57f1c36b6d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eviemagazine.com%2Fpost%2Fswifties-for-trump-trending-despite-media-s-propaganda-kamala" target="_blank" rel="noopener">everywhere</a>.<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@erosec/video/7403532255630544170?_r=1&amp;_t=8pEfqvZdS1O"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-790105 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/12swiftie.png" alt="" width="283" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/12swiftie.png 283w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/09/12swiftie-166x300.png 166w" sizes=" (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px" /></a>
All hope is not lost when it comes to women or the Swifties. To reiterate a point I’ve made several times: I don’t view Taylor as a detriment to society as many conservatives do. She is a far better role model than most, is said to be quite kind, is close with her family, and upholds her values. Now, she is proving to be tolerant enough to have friends whose ideas differ from hers. That alone speaks volumes.
#swiftiesfortrump
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‘Swifties For Trump’: Taylor Nation Is Fracturing Over The Election

'Swifties For Trump': Taylor Nation Is Fracturing Over The Election

2024 Election

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Elizabeth Warren

Harrison Butker

Kamala Harris

Taylor Swift

Travis Kelce

Although we are living in an around-the-clock, digitally connected world, we sometimes paradoxically find ourselves disconnected from each other. But it hasn’t always been this way. People in generations past — Boomers, for example — would drop by unannounced to visit friends on Sunday afternoons or host family dinners regularly to bring everyone together and catch up on life. Today, the art of true friendship has torn apart at the seams, leaving Gen Z as a whole ill-equipped to maintain meaningful relationships. 
This was not a problem that showed up overnight, nor can it be linked to just one cause. We were the first generation raised online in a world of social media, we were locked down in a months-long pandemic on the cusp of adulthood, and we live in a time when lifestyles are as fast-paced as they’ve ever been. In general, Gen Z is made up of inside kids, so we grew up accustomed to socializing very differently than other generations.
Objectively, this is less healthy because we don’t have as much face-to-face communication in real life, and we all know that is important to a healthy, happy, and long life. We have been called <a href="https://www.newsweek.com/generation-genz-loneliness-problem-mental-health-1877013" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the lonely generation</a>, a generation who tends to <a href="https://ballardbrief.byu.edu/issue-briefs/isolation-among-generation-z-in-the-united-states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">isolate</a>. Gen Z simply doesn’t interact with people as much as generations before us, including Millennials. But regardless of the reasons, Gen Z not only has difficulty maintaining friendships, but they also voice concerns about even being able to find friends. And sometimes, the online world can make it appear as though everyone else has tons of friends, which just leads to more feelings of isolation and loneliness.
Now, Gen Z is reaching adulthood, moving out, living alone, and asking a serious question: How do I make friends? I resonate with this question because, even though I wanted female friends as I was growing up, making girlfriends was a challenge for me. Part of this was because we moved quite often. I would make friends, keep them for about a year, and then move, so the friendship just withered away. I could never seem to make and keep solid female friends. I also had brothers so I grew up primarily around boys, and I was never much of a girly girl. Plus, I always found it easier to hang out with guys.
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There was, however, another reason making girlfriends was difficult for me, though I didn’t realize it at the time. Even though I wanted female friends, I had a rather negative view of femininity. The traits I primarily noticed about girls were traits I didn’t like, especially the promiscuousness, gossipiness, and silliness. I didn’t want to be associated with those qualities, and I allowed them to taint my perspective in general.
Now, however, I have learned those traits are not true of the gender as a whole. I’m no-nonsense by nature, but I realized I can embrace my femininity and be open to female idiosyncrasies. That change in perspective had to start with me, and when it did, I could see I had superficial ideas of what friendships were. I had to become more open and vulnerable, because in truth, being friends with women requires significant vulnerability.
Having learned all this, my first suggestion to the question of how to make friends is: Say yes to everything. If there’s an invite, accept; if there’s an event, go; and if there’s coffee, drink. Join a running club, go to trivia nights, and attend work-sponsored happenings. Even if you think you would not be friends with the person doing the inviting, go anyway. You probably don’t know them well enough to make that decision yet, and you could also meet other potential friends at the events they’re inviting you to. 
Be willing to put yourself in situations that allow you to meet people. In order to get out there, you must put yourself out there. It’s worth acknowledging this creates some discomfort, but if the desire for friends and struggle against loneliness outweighs being uncomfortable — which it absolutely should — then say yes. Be open. Be agreeable.
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Second, take initiative. Girls love doing fun activities together. If you’re at a farmers’ market and there’s a girl standing next to you, strike up a conversation. If there’s a girl at work you think you’d like to be friends with, ask her to get lunch. As much as saying yes is a great attitude to begin with, reaching out and being the first to take initiative to connect is even more productive when it comes to making friends.
I met one of my bridesmaids by randomly messaging her one day. She was a co-worker, and I had spoken to her exactly one time in the breakroom, but something about her made me think we could be friends. One weekend, a rodeo was going to be in town about an hour outside Nashville, so I just messaged her and asked her to go with me. That led to another rodeo and eventually a true friendship. She stood by me on the day of my wedding as one of my best friends.
I don’t have sisters, so I had always assumed I wouldn’t have bridesmaids. But on the day I got married, our wedding party included six sweet friends of mine — only one of whom I have known longer than two years. Those six bridesmaids are proof that I was able to find friends and create meaningful relationships with them.
Our fast-paced lifestyles aren’t always conducive to an afternoon meet-and-greet, and we scramble to even be able to FaceTime or send a quick text. Add to that the fact that fostering meaningful relationships is (and always has been) challenging, but even finding friends with whom to engage in those relationships can prove difficult. But friendship starts with you. It may require a perspective change, an open attitude, or a move with initiative, but the friends are out there — and they are looking for friends too.

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For a couple months now, Gen Z has taken to TikTok in droves to address their concern of being “chronically single.” Generally, when you have a “chronic” illness, you do your best to find a solution, which is what they’re doing. They go on dates semi-regularly, they’re open to being introduced to other people, and they’re willing to try blind dates, but none of these methods seem to be working. So, is there a remedy to this chronic ailment? Potentially. 
Opposite those who are “chronically single” is another group called “repeat offenders,” according to TikTok. It seems that these people have just given up on finding someone to date seriously while letting their standards slip in the process, so they have just become repeat offenders to fill the void.
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@glutenfreejackie/video/7302132561390603566?_r=1&amp;_t=8npxExmabjb" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-781811 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/Tiktok-a.png" alt="" width="288" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/Tiktok-a.png 288w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/Tiktok-a-169x300.png 169w" sizes=" (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px" /></a>
The comments are divided. While some say they “live for the plot” and are too bored to stay single, others say they would much rather be chronically single than dating a different man each week:
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-781813 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/Titok-b.png" alt="" width="512" height="89" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/Titok-b.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/Titok-b-300x52.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></div>
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-781817 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/Tikto-c.png" alt="" width="512" height="82" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/Tikto-c.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/Tikto-c-300x48.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></div>
Although the opportunity to get emotionally or physically involved with someone may seem appealing, even if the person isn’t right for you, that will only cause you pain. That type of companionship or method of filling a void will not be worth the hurt it brings in the end. 
Perhaps the most powerful takeaway from the chronically single trend I have seen is that people are not lowering their standards or entering into desperation mode. This girl puts it squarely into perspective:
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@glutenfreejackie/video/7302132561390603566?_r=1&amp;_t=8npxExmabjb" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-781819 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-D.png" alt="" width="284" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-D.png 284w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-D-166x300.png 166w" sizes=" (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px" /></a>
She acknowledges the unwarranted bad advice singles receive, and then mentions that when a dating situation doesn’t work out, other people are quick to shower you with pity, say how sorry they are, and ask how long you’ve been single, which she has some strong opinions about. Her main point is that she thinks the longer you’re single, the more adamant you become on not settling. Lots of comments concurred:
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My husband was 28 when we met, and by the internet’s definition, he was chronically single. He never felt like any of the women he went on a date with were right for him — so he just kept looking. When I met him, I respected the fact he’d never been in a relationship because it showed me he was dating with intention. He valued himself enough not to waste his time going after random girls at bars just to have the satisfaction of being with someone.
<h4><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/advice-to-the-chronically-single-friend-member-exclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH: The Comments Section with Brett Cooper on DailyWire+</a></h4>
Waiting and checking boxes was a common sentiment among both the men and the women in this comment section. If anything, the singles’ standards seem to be getting stronger as they mature and gain more confidence in what they want in a significant other, which I think is positive — so long as your standards don’t include a list of unnecessary “icks.” If your standards include mutual respect, shared values, and common ground in a relationship, keep them high.
A girl posted this TikTok talking about just this:
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@paytonpoulstonn/video/7386854078309223726?q=chronically%20single&amp;t=1720735262697" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-781831 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-F.png" alt="" width="286" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-F.png 286w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-F-168x300.png 168w" sizes=" (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px" /></a> 
One comment honed in on a truly sincere and valid statement:
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She’s a hopeless romantic living in a hook-up culture world. This is incredibly hard for people who have traditional values because those values have gone out of practice in the dating world. Yet this girl has so much clarity and maturity. She isn’t going out and seeking attention from every man she meets, nor has she made dating or hooking up her identity — quite the contrary. At the same time, finding someone to be in a relationship with is on her mind because it’s important to her and she’s not going about it frivolously.
<h4><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chronic-singleness-lets-talk-about-it-part-i" target="_blank" rel="noopener">RELATED: &#8216;Chronic Singleness.&#8217; Let&#8217;s Talk About It. Part I</a></h4>
My takeaway after watching all these TikTokers document their chronically single experiences was: I don’t know exactly what to say because everyone has different experiences as to how they found their significant others. By no means do I want to spew cliches. And more than just giving relentless advice, my hope is to break down the problems people are facing in the dating landscape, break down the dating landscape in and of itself so that we can find solutions.
Singles don’t need more advice. They need phone numbers. So be the help, connect your friends, and become part of the solution. This is a huge issue in our culture, and there has to be a way to fix this. So let’s stop with the unhelpful advice and start making connections.
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Exploring Remedies To ‘Chronic Singleness,’ Part II

Exploring Remedies To 'Chronic Singleness,' Part II

One topic Gen Z doesn’t mind talking about is dating. Because of all its challenges, some say they are not choosing to prioritize dating, or they are just opting out entirely. To be fair, that is not the case for all of Gen Z. A decent number of twenty-year-olds do very much want to be in a relationship, yet they consistently remain single. A selection of the latter group have, in true Gen Z fashion, taken to social media to air their grievances, labeling themselves “the chronically single friend,” and their stories prove the dating landscape is rough terrain.
I ran across the “chronically single” trending topic on TikTok a month or so ago. These single twentysomethings started making lists about the number of unhelpful (and generally obnoxious) comments people have made to them over the years — and they are over hearing them. In one of the most viral TikToks, a twenty-five-year-old listed a few of the pieces of advice she hears most often, including, “It will happen when you least expect it,” and “Stop looking and that’s when you’ll find it.” She explained, “I haven’t been looking. And it’s the not looking, I fear, that resulted in years of absolutely no contact with a man.”
<div id="attachment_780511" style="width: 295px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorvance/video/7384867028512886058?q=chronically%20single&amp;t=1720737206349" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-780511" class="wp-image-780511 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-1-1.png" alt="Source: TikTok. " width="285" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-1-1.png 285w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-1-1-167x300.png 167w" sizes=" (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px" /></a>Source: TikTok.</div>
I do agree that sometimes the best thing to do is to take a step back, focus on yourself, and realign your priorities to know what you actually want in a potential partner. However, society’s push of telling women they don’t need a man has landed some women in this very predicament. This is a balancing act: It is wise to know what you want and be open to dating while also not making finding a significant other your entire life’s mission and fixating on it twenty-four hours a day.
This 25-year-old continues, listing “You’re so lucky” and “Don’t rush it” as two more unhelpful pieces of advice. She concludes by acknowledging that when people set her up with someone, she knows they are trying to help, but she often finds herself in a difficult position when she ends up not being interested. She has a point. I don’t think setting people up is a bad move; in fact, it’s one way to actually help singles — so long as the two people getting set up share commonalities and have potential to be a good match. But just because two people happen to be single does not mean they will automatically have a connection. 
<h4><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/advice-to-the-chronically-single-friend-member-exclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH: The Comments Section with Brett Cooper on DailyWire+</a></h4>
She ends telling fellow TikTokers that if they can relate, she’s sorry—and boy did they relate. When this video started circulating, it didn’t stop. One commented that she’s basically tired of focusing on herself. This is something people talk about after getting married and having children because they realize focusing on someone else is life-giving. In our narcissistic society, we don’t even realize how unhealthy and exhausting only focusing on ourselves is. Another commenter was aggravated over receiving contradictory advice:
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-780439 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-2-1.png" alt="" width="512" height="110" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-2-1.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-2-1-300x64.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></div>
<div id="attachment_780441" style="width: 522px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-780441" class="wp-image-780441 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-3-1.png" alt="Source: TikTok comments." width="512" height="109" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-3-1.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-3-1-300x64.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" />Source: TikTok comments.</div>
To her credit, advice-givers never quite seem to extrapolate the nuance about why singles should “stop looking” while simultaneously “put yourself out there.” If you want to be in a relationship with someone, being emotionally available and open to the possibility of dating is definitely smart, but that doesn’t mean you need to go on a date every single night of the week. 
One other response to this chronic single situation hits on a truth that touches on many areas in life: If you don’t have experience in a specific situation, it might be hard to give actual, beneficial advice. Certainly, people are trying to be helpful by offering advice based on their own experiences. But when someone is actively attempting to get out of the chronically single status, that advice can sting.
<div id="attachment_780443" style="width: 522px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-780443" class="wp-image-780443 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-4.png" alt="Source: TikTok comments." width="512" height="125" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-4.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-4-300x73.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" />Source: TikTok comments.</div>
This trend is holding strong and the videos just keep coming. In another that went viral, a girl commented yet again on the “it will happen when you’re not looking” theme, followed by, “you have to put yourself out there.” These are by far the most commonly cited unhelpful sayings.
<div id="attachment_780515" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@itsnikkicash/video/7386027672087940394?q=chronically%20single&amp;t=1720737206349" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-780515" class="wp-image-780515 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-curling-iron.png" alt="Source: TikTok. " width="290" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-curling-iron.png 290w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-curling-iron-170x300.png 170w" sizes=" (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px" /></a>Source: TikTok.</div>
Next, she names the “have you tried dating apps?” question to be in the unhelpful lineup. She sarcastically remarks that she’s “never thought of that foreign concept before” and then seriously states, “The dating apps aren’t it.” The apps have, unfortunately, gone downhill over time. They have great potential if they’re used properly, if you are intentional and honest. However, you can only control that on your end; on the other side, people may be simply using apps as a pastime, swiping right and left with no real intent — which seems to be what singles are experiencing now.
She goes on to say that when people tell her she’s young and still has “so much time,” she disagrees. I appreciate that women are even mentioning the fact their biological clock is ticking. Years ago, that would have never even been part of this conversation, whereas now, women are openly saying they want to be married and have kids. This is a shift in culture, which is a really positive one for women.
Most of these videos were posted by women, but there were some men that jumped in too. One, a twenty-eight-year-old guy, says he too is tired of hearing that he needs to put himself out there. While I don’t think this is the worst advice, I do think it should be followed up with an explanation of what that means.
<div id="attachment_780517" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@noah_pilato5/video/7385266557548629279?_r=1&amp;_t=8npxG9IzvVW" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-780517" class="wp-image-780517 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-guy.png" alt="Source: TikTok. " width="290" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-guy.png 290w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-guy-170x300.png 170w" sizes=" (max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px" /></a>Source: TikTok.</div>
Not all of my generation necessarily even knows what it means to “put yourself out there,” let alone how to do it. We were raised online, our first dating experience was online, and our entire college experience was dominated by Covid, so a lot of Gen Z doesn’t know how to socialize in a way that opens the doors to dating. The reality is, going to bars likely won’t lead to a long-term relationship, whereas joining a rec league and making new friends you see on a consistent basis could lead to other connections.
This man says he’s tired of hearing he should embrace and enjoy his time being single because he’s not enjoying it or having fun anymore. He is watching his friends get married and have kids, which he wants, but he just hasn’t found the right person yet. These are not people who are just looking for hook-ups; they are looking for long-term partners. They value having love and respect for the opposite gender, and by resurrecting these values, they are bringing normalcy and decency back to America.
The comments went wild over this guy’s video:
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-780447 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-6-1.png" alt="" width="512" height="116" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-6-1.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-6-1-300x68.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></div>
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-780449 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-7-1.png" alt="" width="512" height="69" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-7-1.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-7-1-300x40.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></div>
<div id="attachment_780453" style="width: 522px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-780453" class="wp-image-780453 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-8-1.png" alt="Source: TikTok comments." width="512" height="67" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-8-1.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/TikTok-8-1-300x39.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" />Source: TikTok comments.</div>
Interestingly, the last comment is from the 25-year-old single woman who got a jump on the beginning of this trend. This is definitely one way of “putting yourself out there” that I can get behind because, who knows, maybe these two could meet and bond over this. I am all in favor of a TikTok romance.
The fact that this trend has become so popular makes it clear there is a need for some problem solving skills to be put into action. The advice these singles are receiving hasn’t been helping, so it’s time to think of an actual solution.
More to come.

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‘Chronic Singleness.’ Let’s Talk About It. Part I

'Chronic Singleness.' Let’s Talk About It. Part I

Last September, Morning Consult released <a href="https://pro.morningconsult.com/analyst-reports/influencer-marketing-trends-report?utm_source=mc_comms_outreach&amp;utm_medium=mc_comms_referral&amp;utm_campaign=influencer_report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a report</a> that concluded 57% of Gen Z wants to become influencers and make that their career. As they all scroll Instagram and TikTok, they see what appears to be lavish lifestyles, fun “get ready with me” videos, and lackadaisical “day in the life” vlogs in which the most challenging part of the day is a 5:00 a.m. pilates class. They watch as 23-year-olds buy houses in the Hamptons and drive 2024 Range Rovers around town.
But what if that all comes crashing down? What happens when you lose your relevance or when audiences decide they’ve seen too much content? Sometimes, people who become incredibly but fleetingly popular on social media are not able to launch into more mainstream fame — so they fizzle out. Jason Nash is a prime example.
In the early 2010s, actor and stand-up comic Jason Nash became friends with YouTuber David Dobrik, joined his “vlog squad,” and soared with it to the height of its popularity. But a few years ago, Dobrik and his entire group fell from grace, and the vlog squad dissolved. Now, Dobrik owns a pizza parlor, and Nash asks for money on live TikToks.
<div id="attachment_776033" style="width: 303px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kicks.and.gigs.re/video/7306327655106825503" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-776033" class="wp-image-776033 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-abc.png" alt="Source: tiktok.com/@kicks.and.gigs.re" width="293" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-abc.png 293w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-abc-172x300.png 172w" sizes=" (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px" /></a>Source: tiktok.com/@kicks.and.gigs.re</div>
When someone is live on TikTok, viewers can send you “gifts,” like roses or other little emojis that turn into actual money for the creator who receives them. As a result, Nash goes live everyday doing random things so people will send him gifts (i.e., money).
This is a man who was once making millions on YouTube. He was producing shows with Dobrik, starring in &#8220;Funny or Die&#8221; videos, but now, he is attempting to hold onto any of his leftover relevancy to make money. Of course, the comments are ruthless, with some people hypothesizing that Dobrik’s pensions ran out, feeling sorry for Nash’s kids, and comparing this to “asking for money on the street.”
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-776065 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-comment-1.png" alt="" width="512" height="95" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-comment-1.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-comment-1-300x56.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></div>
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<div id="attachment_776055" style="width: 522px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-776055" class="wp-image-776055 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-3.png" alt="" width="512" height="151" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-3.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-3-300x88.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" />Source: TikTok</div>
Nash’s TikTok lives have gotten to the point they are just sad, uncomfortable, and embarrassing. He’s angry, occasionally sad, and sometimes even cries. 
<div id="attachment_776069" style="width: 303px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@namikazej117/video/7347579705391844651?q=jason%20nash%20livestream&amp;t=1720619273885" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-776069" class="wp-image-776069 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-5.png" alt="Source: tiktok.com/@namikazej117" width="293" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-5.png 293w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-5-172x300.png 172w" sizes=" (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px" /></a>Source: tiktok.com/@namikazej117</div>
The comments just continue, going so far as to name this virtual panhandling. One commenter flat said they want to see him get “an actual job.” 
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-776059 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-6.png" alt="" width="512" height="88" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-6.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-6-300x52.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></div>
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-776061 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-7.png" alt="" width="512" height="106" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-7.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-7-300x62.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></div>
<div id="attachment_776063" style="width: 522px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-776063" class="wp-image-776063 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-8.png" alt="Source: TikTok" width="512" height="105" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-8.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-8-300x62.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" />Source: TikTok</div>
I think that’s a challenge everyone wants him to attempt — everyone except Jason, that is. 
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In a recent podcast, he was confronted about “getting a real job,” and he responded that he doesn’t have any skills and has no interests outside of entertainment. Apparently, he seems to look down on normal jobs. 
<div id="attachment_776077" style="width: 296px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@spillsometeawithme1/video/7388951231957323039?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-776077" class="wp-image-776077 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-9.png" alt="Source: tiktok.com/@spillsometeawithme1" width="286" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-9.png 286w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-9-168x300.png 168w" sizes=" (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px" /></a>Source: tiktok.com/@spillsometeawithme1</div>
He gives excuse after excuse as to why he is not seeking gainful employment. If he were being honest, he would say, “I’m lazy, and I think I’m too good to work a ‘normal job.’” Because he most definitely has the skills to be a DoorDash driver or work at a retail store. Furthermore, good, hard-working people work those jobs. He needs to grow up, and the commenters agree:
<div class="image"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-776079 aligncenter" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-10.png" alt="" width="512" height="113" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-10.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-10-300x66.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" /></div>
<div id="attachment_776085" style="width: 522px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-776085" class="wp-image-776085 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-11.png" alt="Source: TikTok" width="512" height="104" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-11.png 512w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-11-300x61.png 300w" sizes=" (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px" />Source: TikTok</div>
Nash got famous in his 30s, so he had to be doing something before that. Struggling actors all have a side job, so he is bound to have some kind of skill. Some of the comments offer elements of personal responsibility and common sense: 
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To Nash’s explanation of why he is not in real estate, one commenter explained the gap in understanding:
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Jason Nash’s journey to and fall from influencer fame should serve as a cautionary tale to everyone. If you are in a fickle, unstable business, know that — and handle your money responsibly. Then, squelch your ego and be realistic. Life comes for everyone, and no one is immune. And when hard times come, you should never look down on the work that every normal person does.
This brings me to the Hawk Tuah girl, the details of whose story I will skip over, but in short form, a girl went insanely viral after her man-on-the-street interview: 
<div id="attachment_776095" style="width: 307px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ahpositive/video/7383483959180643617?q=hawk%20tuah&amp;t=1720620541704" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-776095" class="wp-image-776095 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-15.png" alt="Source: tiktok.com/@ahpositive" width="297" height="471" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-15.png 297w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-15-189x300.png 189w" sizes=" (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px" /></a>Source: tiktok.com/@ahpositive</div>
My concern for this girl stems from watching Jason Nash and people whose fleeting fame lands them in hardship. In an interview she did with Barstool, she explained she has quit her job to move to LA to be a celebrity. She states, “I think we’re going to do like a show and then we’re just gonna be like on a bunch of podcasts and everything else in between.” After a seven-second viral clip, she has a whole team now. And she plans to figure it out as she goes but “there’s more to come.” 
<div id="attachment_776099" style="width: 298px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@barstoolsports/video/7386722110770548011?q=hawk%20tuah%20interview&amp;t=1720618016839" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-776099" class="wp-image-776099 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-16.png" alt="Source: tiktok.com/@barstoolsports" width="288" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-16.png 288w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/08/tiktok-16-169x300.png 169w" sizes=" (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px" /></a>Source: tiktok.com/@barstoolsports</div>
I would love to have a word with whomever is advising her. She is doing documentary-style videos on TikTok, selling Hawk Tuah merch, but simultaneously doing press saying she does not want to be known for that. This all seems like a recipe for disaster, but at the end of the day, it’s her life — go for it if you want, take the leap, but I hope she will keep some humility as she leaps.
That said, I kept my Trader Joe’s employee name tag, and I will absolutely march right back in if need be. Being an influencer or content creator does not excuse anyone from the realities of life.

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Over the last decade, there has been a gradual push for men to become softer. Society has attacked masculinity, deemed it toxic, and pressured men to fall in line with feminist standards. Along with this disruption to masculinity has come the disintegration of gender norms. Yet when you really look at the men who women are actually interested in, they are not feminine men. 
About a month ago, a little song started circulating around TikTok: “I’m looking for a man in finance, trust fund, six five, blue eyes.” We’ve all heard it at this point because it took off, getting millions of views.
<div id="attachment_772365" style="width: 298px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@girl_on_couch/video/7363742421588512043?lang=en&amp;q=guy%20in%20finance&amp;t=1716469554757]" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-772365" class="wp-image-772365 size-full" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/07/fdsfds.png" alt="" width="288" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/07/fdsfds.png 288w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/07/fdsfds-169x300.png 169w" sizes=" (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px" /></a>Screenshot: TikTok</div>
DJs took to re-mixing the song, and TikTokers everywhere picked it up to make mash-ups and different renditions of the song. Girls began stitching and captioning descriptions of the man they were looking for, and as it turns out, a lot of them didn’t care so much about landing a finance bro and were more interested in a “blue collar, tatted” guy or a “blue-collared husband” with a “dad bod.”
<div id="attachment_772367" style="width: 301px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@___sunisshining/video/7369023944776568071?lang=en&amp;q=looking%20for%20a%20blue%20collar%20guy%20song&amp;t=1716470587302" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-772367" class="size-full wp-image-772367" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/07/frfefs.png" alt="" width="291" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/07/frfefs.png 291w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/07/frfefs-171x300.png 171w" sizes=" (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px" /></a>Screenshot: TikTok</div>
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Women used this song to share their thoughts on an ideal man, and I did not see one video — not one — in which the ideal man was described as anything other than some kind of strong, masculine provider. Whether he’s a finance bro or a blue collar man, women are not looking to take care of nor save their man; they are looking to be taken care of and, dare I say, rescued themselves.
<h4><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/what-kind-of-men-do-women-want" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH: The Comments Section with Brett Cooper on DailyWire+</a></h4>
Case in point: Women in New York City are regularly attending single mixers called “<a href="https://singleandthecity.com/event/rescue-me-parties/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rescue Me</a>,” where the only men who can attend are either blue collar workers or first responders. I came across a post about these mixers from the Gothamist, who was the first I saw cover them. The event company, Single and the City, has been hosting these since 2008, and they are the “most popular and longest-running mixers from the events company Single and the City.”
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The Gothamist <a href="https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/a-night-at-rescue-me-where-women-hope-to-date-nyc-firemen" target="_blank" rel="noopener">article</a>, “A night at ‘Rescue Me’ where women hope to date NYC firemen,” goes into detail on how these events got started. The event company’s founder, Amber Soletti, had such great experiences dating firemen that she wanted to encourage women to explore doing the same — so much so she created entire events based around this idea.
<blockquote>Soletti said Rescue Me parties were inspired by her own positive experiences dating firemen, who she thinks are sometimes snubbed by women in the local dating scene.
“There is a set of women that would refuse to go to this event because they think these guys are just too blue-collar for them,” she said. “They want, like, a finance type. But a lot of firemen make really good money. These guys have amazing benefits, they have pensions. I think a lot of women are actually missing out on this.”</blockquote>
And the women love it:
<blockquote>“I’ve always had a thing for men in uniform,” said Dee Carano, 34, a regular attendee, in a phone interview before the Friday event. “FDNY was a huge part of [my] growing up.”
Carano is from Middle Village, Queens, which she describes as a “blue-collar” neighborhood full of cops and firefighters, including many of her family members. She attended her first Rescue Me party about a decade ago and has met a few of her past boyfriends at the parties.
Carano said she returns to Rescue Me when she’s single, and particularly enjoys “being able to date someone that has such pride for their city.”</blockquote>
Obviously, the men love it too, though not any and every man can come to these events. Soletti recruits specific men and has a specific guest list system in which she invites via email and text. According to the Gothamist, she also “sends faxes to all the firehouses in the city.” One firefighter explained that it has helped take the guessing game out of dating and also create a forthright foundation from the beginning:
<blockquote>“I&#8217;m outgoing as it is, but on any given night, if you&#8217;re going out to, say, a bar with your friends, it&#8217;s hit or miss if anyone in the room is gonna want to talk to you,” he said. He also noted that it’s nice to meet women who are open to the demands of his job, with its intense hours and 24/7 on-call mentality.</blockquote>
From the men’s perspective, a “Rescue Me” event is a much better experience than a night at a crowded bar where you might approach a woman and hope she doesn’t take you for a creep and gamble on whether or not she is interested. It’s also better than spending hours upon hours swiping on dating apps where people randomly quit responding, have no intention of actually meeting, or never respond at all. As dating apps die off, events like these will likely become more popular.
Society needs these kinds of events now more than ever. Imagine being single, going to an event, and knowing everyone there is also single and also intentionally seeking a relationship. That alleviates a lot of stress, anxiety, and confusion from the dating process so you can focus on being yourself and putting your best foot forward. Most importantly, these events speak to the type of men with whom women are hoping to pursue a relationship: blue collar providers, masculine first responders, and strong men in uniform. Women line up at the door to get in.
A few of the comments about these events were quite laughable because of how ironic they were. As they commented on how terrible and toxic these masculine men are, they showed how angry, insecure, and bitter they are. One named these events a “hellscape,” which is absurd considering the women attending these events are normal feminine women who are interested in normal masculine men.
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Some had many, many words to say about these events but ended up just coming across as angry for the sake of being angry. A few seemed bothered because these men don’t want to date them, but — based on lines like “they also don’t usually have ANY issues finding dates” — perhaps they are just jealous.
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It is incredibly elitist, egotistical, and down right wrong to put such blanket assumptions on the men who serve and protect every single day. It’s probably women like the ones who wrote these comments that cause these events to be so successful because these men are tired of being attacked by women they date. Obviously, they would enjoy a mixer where women are interested in them, respect them, and understand the importance of their job.
These roles are desperately needed and should be respected. Two months ago, women were getting punched in the face walking down the street. People are attacked in the subway at all hours. But if this is truly what they think, then they really shouldn’t ever call the cops for help. The utter disrespect is insane.
Furthermore, while they may think these are “dumpster fire” ideas, that does not change the fact that these are actually wildly successful events that lead to well-adjusted couples and happy marriages. These are fantastic events, and I hope to see more continue to pop up with more professions and interests.
“Rescue Me” events just prove the type of men women do actually want to be in relationships with. On the whole, we need to stop pretending women don’t like masculine men, and women need to stop trying to convince themselves otherwise.

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Let’s Stop Pretending Women Don’t Like Masculine Men

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The “Gen Z is aging like milk” type of talk has peppered the internet over the last six or more months as claims that Gen Z looks much older than their actual age have continued to surface.
Seemingly paradoxically, modern beauty trends are all the rage among Gen Z, and it’s not just heavy makeup; it’s filler, Botox, and even plastic surgery. But if these procedures are supposed to make you look younger, what’s really going on? Has Gen Z undergone some kind of generational, genetic change? Or is it possible that filler and Botox are backfiring, causing Gen-Z women to actually look older?
One of the first videos I ran across that addressed this issue was one in which a guy explains that no one believes he is Gen Z, though he is, in fact, 26-years-old. He says when he is with his mom in public, people think she is his younger sister. He concludes that Gen Z definitely looks older.
<div id="attachment_768459" style="width: 294px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jordan_the_stallion8/video/7325019924903234862" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-768459" class="size-full wp-image-768459" src="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/07/aaaad.png" alt="" width="284" height="512" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/07/aaaad.png 284w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2024/07/aaaad-166x300.png 166w" sizes=" (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px" /></a>Screenshot: TikTok</div>
While the internet at-large is wondering what’s going on, he is just one of the numerous Gen Zs panicking about this. There has been so much discussion about it that journalists have written entire articles contemplating what’s going on. The New York Times jumped in <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/style/gen-z-aging.html">with one titled</a>, “Why Does Gen Z Believe It’s ‘Aging Like Milk’?” 
From Dazed, <a href="https://www.dazeddigital.com/beauty/article/61834/1/is-gen-z-really-ageing-faster-kylie-jenner-social-media-retinol">an article</a> asks, “Is Gen Z really ageing faster?” with a subheading that reads, “According to social media, young people are ageing prematurely due to their penchant for Elf Bars and retinol — but is there really any truth behind these theories?” 
The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/01/02/lifestyle/gen-z-aging-worse-than-millennials-the-alarming-reasons-why/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">joined the conversation</a> with “Gen Z is aging worse than millennials — here are the alarming reasons why.”
The overall consensus from journalists — and Gen Zs themselves — is that there are a myriad of reasons contributing to Gen Z’s rapid aging. Some argue it&#8217;s due to stress. They pose that we’ve lived through September 11, political unrest, COVID, Biden’s presidency, and a now-atrocious economy. But although today’s world is stressful, we must admit that older generations have objectively lived through far tougher times. So stress doesn’t really seem to be a logical conclusion.
<h4><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/why-gen-z-looks-so-much-older-than-millennials" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH: The Comments Section with Brett Cooper on DailyWire+</a></h4>
I tend to think Gen Z looks older because of our diet and the terrible processed foods we put in our bodies every single day. While it might sound cliche, it’s true that your skin health and its radiance starts from within. Alcohol, cigarettes, vapes — my generation loves a vape — all have an impact on skin’s elasticity, coloration, and overall appearance. What we put inside of our bodies definitely affects the outside of our bodies.
However, I think what is mainly causing rapid aging among Gen Z women is the trendy makeup and skincare routines. Young skin does not need retinol or the heavy duty chemical products that my generation is slathering on their skin morning, noon, and night. But celebrities and social media have worked hard to convince women that they do need such products. They rave about how they’re necessary and every woman — from their mid-20s down to 12-year-olds — should be spending hundreds upon hundreds of dollars on daily skincare products, facials, and procedures. 
This was a point made by the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/01/02/lifestyle/gen-z-aging-worse-than-millennials-the-alarming-reasons-why/#:~:text=While%20it%20may%20seem%20like,with%20lip%20filler%2C%E2%80%9D%20Dr." target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a>, who explained what happens when women seek out procedures at too young of an age:
<blockquote>While it may seem like Gen Zers are taking good care of themselves, practitioners aren’t so sure — in fact, starting injectables too young can affect the natural development of facial features.</blockquote>
Yes, injecting a toxin into your skin that stops nerve endings from working would hinder and even stunt skin’s development. It’s a toxin. So of course it likely has a negative consequence. That’s just common sense. The Post continues, writing:
<blockquote>It is not uncommon to see 18-year-olds with lip filler,” Dr. Ross Perry, the medical director of Cosmedics Skin Clinics, told the Daily Mail this week. He added that “20-year-olds are [getting] Botox and fillers, semi-permanent makeup in the form of eyebrows and lips.” These procedures “combined can make you appear older,” Perry said, and “actually once you start down this route, it’s very hard to go back to being entirely natural, especially when the ‘affirmations’ start on social media.” … “Having these treatments before they’re truly needed can sometimes make someone appear older, with an almost mask-like appearance,” said Shotter, who also blamed interest in the procedure on the trendy full-glam makeup look touted by social media influencers.</blockquote>
One prime “trendy full-glam makeup” Gen-Z social media influencer comes to mind: Kylie Jenner. She caught some flack online last year with people saying she looks decades older than she is — naming all her cosmetic procedures as the culprits. Just three months after her 26th birthday, the Mirror published <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/kylie-jenner-26-slammed-over-31437035">an article</a> in the midst of her being “slammed over fillers as fans complained that she looks ‘too old.’” Apparently, “fans were shocked” by her appearance at a Hollywood party, citing “her prematurely ageing features, despite her only being in her mid-20s.” They specifically blamed her fillers. Some suggested she should have them dissolved, but others said if she had them dissolved at this point, her skin would sag from being stretched.
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Kylie is far from the only face who’s gotten this kind of scrutiny. You can find these “I look old” confessions all over TikTok. One girl tells about someone who asked her boyfriend how old she is, and he jokingly said 47. The response? “Oh, I thought she was early 30s.” Come to find out, this girl is 23-years-old.
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Though 10 years older is an extreme jump, the comments didn’t disagree. One commenter genuinely seemed confused, suggesting perhaps Gen Z’s style could be to blame because they are not “wrinkley or anything.” But the problem is the opposite of wrinkles. It’s the baby Botox, it’s the lip filler, and it’s everything they are doing not to have wrinkles.
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Another Gen Z posted a response video to someone who had told her she looks 45 and should stop getting filler or Botox. She was shocked — because she is 22 years old. She goes on to explain that she’s gotten a lot of hate about her “come get filler with me” TikToks from people who believe you shouldn’t get cosmetic procedures but concludes saying, “I feel like no one should stop you from getting filler because it&#8217;s your own face.” The commenters thought otherwise. 
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She is correct that it is, indeed, your prerogative to make decisions about your own face. But the reality is, it does make you look older, and young women should be warned about the consequences of these types of procedures. The pressure to get them is real, but it is insane, especially at such a young age. They have been made out to seem completely normal when there is nothing normal about them. There is absolutely no need to have brows laminated to the sky nor a full set of lashes glued on top of an already perfectly beautiful pair.
Furthermore, this is why so many girls online and in real life look exactly the same today. When I scroll through Instagram and see a group photo of girls, some of whom I know and others who are mutual acquaintances, they quite often look just alike. They have had their nerve endings frozen in the same way, used the same type of filler, had their faces puffed and poked in various areas so they appear more symmetrical, had their smile adjusted one way or another, and undergone a whole slew of other procedures. The end result, sadly, lands them all looking the same. It is a total loss of individuality.
Maybe it’s true that Gen Z is aging faster because of stress. Maybe it’s the environment, or maybe it’s our diet. But the solution is not this. Pumping toxins into your skin and slathering chemicals all over your face will only make this worse for young people. Instead, we should be focusing on the types of food we’re eating, the freshness of air we’re breathing, the level of sunlight we’re getting, and the amount of water we’re drinking. In a chemically driven world, these are the things that are far better for you in the long run.
After all, no one wants to age like milk.

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Daily Wire host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/author/brett-cooper" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brett Cooper</a> opened up about marriage, motherhood, and the “quiet revolution of young women” against feminism in 2024.
Speaking to Chris Williamson on his “Modern Wisdom” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v39se0OQyIs">podcast</a>, the 22-year-old host of “The Comments Section” opened up about her decision to get married in March despite being told by people on the Right that it wasn&#8217;t a wise choice. 
“It&#8217;s been wonderful,” Cooper said. “I have always known I wanted to be married. I&#8217;ve always known that I wanted to be a mother. I had a career in Hollywood, I was a child actor for 10 plus years.”
“And I remember I had a conversation with my best friend of the time, we were walking through Burbank. And I brought up a concern that I had had basically since I started in this industry and started working with adults…I got to see how they were operating, how they balanced their career and family and marriage, and I did not like what I saw,” Cooper continued.
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“So, yes it is pretty radical, but even in this industry of being in media, being more on the Right, I still heard it. Still heard it from conservatives, like ‘you&#8217;re on the up and up, are you sure you want to do that?’ from people that are pro-family and pro-marriage,” the DW host added. 
Later, Cooper talked about how Gen Z feels about motherhood and she pointed out a recent study that found “over half of women do believe that motherhood is just as or more important than a career…these are not conservatives. These are just normal women.”
“They don&#8217;t want to brand themselves as conservatives, they want to get married,” she added. “They believe that hookup culture is bad and they believe motherhood is important. And so I think deep down, because these are biological instincts, I do believe that women have those urges and want that…there are more women than people think that are waking up.”
The DW host explained, “There have been an influx of women just on my social media alone speaking out about cultural issues, social issues, political issues, talking about voting for [former President Donald] Trump.”
“These are not political accounts, these are random influencers just girls on their you know private personal social medias talking about the things that Biden is doing in regards to Title IX, the transgender issue,” Cooper said.
“That they have been completely woken up realizing, ‘oh I don&#8217;t actually want this anymore,’” she added. “Mix that in with the women that are in their 30s, they get made fun of constantly on X for crying in their car about the fact that they can&#8217;t meet a guy because they prioritize their career over dating.”
Williamson then asked Brett if she thought we were “seeing a kind of quiet revolution of young women beginning to see the importance of motherhood,” and she said yes.
Cooper agreed that the “push back against casual sex, against hookup culture” is somewhat tied in with a “conservative movement,” as Williamson mentioned.
“I think that there is a lot of overlap, but I don&#8217;t think that this is a lot of women suddenly being like, ‘you know I&#8217;m conservative’… that&#8217;s not what it is. It&#8217;s women being intelligent and having self awareness and looking at the world around them and going, ‘this doesn&#8217;t sit right,’” the DW host said. 
“I think that… in general, women are looking around going ‘oh my gosh, what we&#8217;ve been told and fed for the last 20-30 years, none of this makes sense. We need to take a step back and reevaluate and think we&#8217;re seeing this in real time,” she added.

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Not that it needs saying, but the economy is still a mess. Inflation is high, the value of a dollar isn&#8217;t what it used to be, and interest rates are insane. At the same time, most salaries are not increasing, the job market is terrible, and people are struggling to find work. This combination makes it seem as though it’s not at all possible to buy a home. But is it actually impossible?
Boomers often look at young people and say, “Well, interest rates were even higher in my day, and I still managed to buy a home.” The difference is, salaries increased along with the prices of homes. In 2024, that has not happened. As a result, young people are priced out of the market, especially if they are living in metropolitan areas. However, I believe there is a solution to this bad combination of economic woes.
Conversations about starter homes go viral on X all the time. All it takes is one person tweeting something like this, judging people for “skipping over starter homes” and buying houses that are too expensive, contributing to their own financial demise.
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To be fair, he’s correct. Expectations should be in check &#8211; based on where you live and what your salary is. But I do not think this is why people are failing financially, nor do I think he has any idea how much a starter home in 2024 actually is. In most relatively metropolitan areas where people are working and commuting to and from, starter homes start at around $300,000. The replies argued as much:
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Now, we have probably all heard the “stop buying avocado toast” argument. When I was in college, my mom would tell me that if I wanted to buy a house someday, I couldn’t spend all my money on Starbucks. I have a love-hate relationship with this statement. On the “love” side, it is true smaller purchases add up. Spending $50 a day on random things here and there ends up being $18,000 at the end of the year. However, on the “hate” side, I think these types of statements trivialize the actual problem at stake, which is that low salaries, high interest rates, and high prices all around make it near impossible to save for a down payment or be able to make a mortgage payment.
Another solution people commonly pose is to live in the middle of nowhere, so you can buy a five-bedroom house for $200,000. While this is true in some parts of the country, many people cannot make this proposed solution work logistically. Although they might be able to afford the house, they might not be able to pull off living in the middle of nowhere because there are no job opportunities, plus schools and grocery stores are 45 minutes away. So, this suggestion just ends up being counterproductive and unhelpful, which some tweets, like this one, are quick to point out:
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The issue of not being able to afford a house is not just relegated to Gen Z. Wall Street Silver went so far as to question if we even have a middle class, tweeting that “homeownership is no longer a staple of the middle-class American Dream.”
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This should not be the case. People should not just shrug it off, saying, “Oh, well, that’s just life in 2024.” And people should not be stuck in this cycle. So, what is the solution? First, we need to vote accordingly. But until we can do that and until circumstances hopefully change, there are steps you can take. This is not a hopeless situation if you truly want to buy a home.
In Nashville, for example, there are very few homes for sale at or around $300,000, and the ones that are at that price point are not in the safest of areas and they would require a fair amount of renovating. So while you might save money on a down payment, you would spend a pretty penny renovating the entire house. Plus, these homes aren’t even in Nashville proper. You would still be looking at a 20- to 30-minute commute.
That means, if you want a house in Nashville, you have to change your expectations. Since you would already be driving at least 20 minutes from an unsafe, not move-in ready home if you bought at $300,000, could you, instead, add an extra 10 minutes to that drive? If you want to own a home, are you willing to sacrifice a shorter drive for a longer one? If so, you could afford a starter home that is clean, move-in ready, and in a safe area.
<h4><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/do-affordable-homes-still-exist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WATCH: The Comments Section with Brett Cooper</a></h4>
I know this is possible because I know people who have done it — and I am one of them. The farm my husband and I just bought would have never been in our budget had we lived within 20 minutes of work. So, I spend two hours in the car every single day because that is the house I want to go home to, it is the lifestyle I want to have, and it is the place I want to raise our future children. My producer and her husband similarly worked through this decision a couple months ago, and they bought the cutest historical home outside Nashville where they are actually saving on their mortgage, compared to the rent they had been paying. Which is rare in 2024.
All of this to say, buying an affordable home is possible. All the posts and articles that claim the American Dream of owning a home is completely dead just aren’t true. It might be harder, but it is still possible.
You can buy a house, but you must figure out what your priorities are. If you are willing to make some sacrifices, like driving longer to work, it’s entirely possible. If, however, you don’t want to commute, that is ok, and while the market is truly terrible, renting can still be a mostly affordable option.
The point is, you have to decide what you value and what is most important to you. You must choose where you are going to put your money. That may be different than everyone else around you — and that is ok.
For plenty of people, buying a home isn’t the most important next move and they choose to prioritize other things. For example, after college, my husband moved to New York City for five years where he made incredible connections and created an invaluable network for his career. Instead of buying a house at 23 with a stupidly low interest rate, he chose to move and the return on his career investment was significant. But still, he knew NYC was not where he wanted to be long term, so when those five years lapsed, he reprioritized, moved to Nashville, bought a starter home, met me, and the rest is history.
Now, I do not give these examples to trivialize this problem because there is no getting around the fact the American middle class is disappearing, which has never been the case before. I share these anecdotes to hopefully provide a feeling of empowerment and a reality that there are other options. Life is not as black and white as it may seem on X.
I wish everyone could just buy whatever house they want, but that’s not how the world works. It’s true that life isn’t fair and it never has been. But if you are honest with yourself about what you really value, you’ll be able to prioritize to make life more of what you want. Then, all it takes is some creative, unconventional thinking in determining and realizing there is a way to your goals.
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Note: This article has been edited for clarity.

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