1. EAs are pickier with partners, e.g. looking for someone with similar values? That EA skews so heavily male might make that harder, too.
2. EAs are more okay with long-term relationships (possibly including having and raising children) outside marriage? I guess this gets at your last suggestion about weirdness/​standards.
EAs often highly prioritize their careers.
EAs are generally less interested in having children.
If I had to guess, these would play a big part. Career prioritization is mine (I’m 27). Specifically, I don’t know where I’ll want to live in the next few years, and I’d be worried about having a partner limiting my options (and I prefer non-remote work).
I’m also just personally not that interested in having a relationship, and am satisfied on my own, not that I’m specifically aromantic or asexual (although I’d expect the prevalence of these to be higher in EA, too).
1. EAs are pickier with partners, e.g. looking for someone with similar values? That EA skews so heavily male might make that harder, too.
2. EAs are more okay with long-term relationships (possibly including having and raising children) outside marriage? I guess this gets at your last suggestion about weirdness/​standards.
If I had to guess, these would play a big part. Career prioritization is mine (I’m 27). Specifically, I don’t know where I’ll want to live in the next few years, and I’d be worried about having a partner limiting my options (and I prefer non-remote work).
I’m also just personally not that interested in having a relationship, and am satisfied on my own, not that I’m specifically aromantic or asexual (although I’d expect the prevalence of these to be higher in EA, too).
I also second everything RyanCarey said here.