Good share, would be interested to see the change from 2016 to 2026.
I would bet this is largely due to the fact that more successful men ($ wise at least) are more attractive to women thus have more dating options and are most likely to get married.
The less successful men will have a harder time finding a wife and thus more likely to be single.
Probably the reason there’s such a big gap is the combined effect of successful men are more likely to get married and married men pushing harder to provide a better life for wife and kids.
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such an interesting pov and also valid chicken and egg situation that is worth sharing
in my head i was along the lines of how married men are motivated to work harder to support their families, hence resulting in higher wages from more effort and motivation