A lot of guys who say American women are bad are the ones engaged in behavior where they would only find bad women. It wouldn't matter what country it is....
The statistics are the statistics, the culture is obvious, the realities of women chasing fun and career before putting marriage and family formation, whether it is their fault or not, are all real. I don't mind you all promoting hope and that "you never know, so keep trying" but just be honest about the reality of the current western world and USA, and cut the BS unicorn stuff.
Sometimes I wonder if people realize that the unicorn is a mythological creature. This chasing the unicorn mentality comes across more as mental masturbation than actually trying to find a real wife, it even fantasizes it.
The rubber still hits the road with what is available. What you want and what you can get are obviously both constraints. What many of the circle jerk (no pun intended) conversations around here revolve around are what the person behind the handle brings to the table, and whether anyone can believe it. As Rational1 and I have suggested, much of the attitude about other forum members is a skepticism, which is on average a fine point of view, but it also can be wrong on occasion and taken too far. We posit that competition is mostly the basis of this, whether anyone likes to admit it or not.
Many of your views are quite practical and correct. The obsession with purity within the ortho and catholic movements stems from the obsessive veneration of the ‘virgin’ Mary. It is likely that she was never a virgin at all as there is no proof of this.
No it's not. For example, I don't view it the way that you state, and I'm Orthodox. But I'll speak for myself only.
With the celibate lifestyle being impossible for anyone but a select few, a real outlet is needed. The question then becomes if a single man can not find a wife and wants release what then.
At a population level, I've put forth of course that celibate for any but a small number is highly unlikely. That is the question, indeed, and a big question of the forum for years now.
The only lawful options for sexual release, in my opinion, are marital sex or legal prostitution. If an unmarried man doesn't want to visit a legal prostitute, he should just stay celibate. He should definitely not masturbate or get into casual dating (PUA).
"Lawful" options is a funny way to put it. I'm not trying to get creative, crafty, or pull any "fast ones" but I don't see the difference in many of the "prostitutes" as they are all are a spectrum. I also do not promote PMO, in general.
There are arguments that Matthew mistranslated the word for young woman as virgin from the book of Isaiah.
You guys are flat out wrong on this topic and don't know it. We'll shut it down with ease, by simply referring to the dead sea scrolls, which confirm the septuagint in many ways (including "virgin" and other references to Christ in the Psalms that the Masoretes changed). That proves the tradition that you doubt correct, but I suspect you'll still stick to whatever lies you want to promote, as they are for other reasons. Oddly, you are siding with the anti-Christs, which I find amusing. I wonder if you will admit that? Either way on this topic, it's checkmate.