SJSinNYC: you write, “I wonder if that portion is what you are calling the “age gap difference.” I don’t think 100% of men or women ever got married.”
That portion is NOT what is referred to by the “age gap difference”. We refer to the many many more older girls than boys. Suppose we have 100 older boys, perhaps they (or those who rc”l never marry) are a result of the small percentage of people who never get married. Obviously a corresponding number of older girls would be for the same reason. However, how do we have so many MORE older single girls abouve and beyond the total number of older boys with no one to marry?? THAT is what is a result of the “age gap”.
Squek: You seem to agree to both points and therefore agree that there are many more girls on the island than boys. (correct me if I’m wrong).
You then write,
“People die. People get sick. People have disabilities, physical and mental. People can be loners. People can abandon their community. People from outside a community can join. A community can impose harsher standards on certain people than on others. The caveats are endless.”
Assuming we have 100 boys on the island and 150 girls as you seem to agree. Are you suggesting that the reason for the extra 50 girls on the island is NOT a result of the factors that you agree to, but rather because.
A. significantly more boys die young than girls (and therefore aren’t on the island)
b. significantly more boys are loners than girls (and therefore aren’t on the island)
c. significantly more boys get sick than girls (and therefore aren’t on the island)
d. significantly more boys are disabled than girls (and therefore aren’t on the island)
e. significantly fewer boys from outside our community join than girls (and therefore aren’t on the island)
f. harsher standards are imposed on boys than on girls (i guess therefore making more boys unmarriagble)
In all honesty I don’t event think that you believe this. You agree that the two factors we put forth create a inequity of numbers, yet you argue that the inequity of numbers is due to other “endless caveats” that in no way shape or form create a significantly smaller pool of dating boys.