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SocietyPremium TimesΒ·16 May 2026

The shrinking pool of marriageable men, By Osmund Agbo

Reported by Premium Times on 16 May 2026. Read the summary below, then continue to the full story.

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Ololade Bamidele
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If women continue ascending educationally and economically, while large segments of men stagnate or decline, the pool of men perceived as marriageable inevitably contracts. Because many women remain reluctant to partner with men they perceive as economically or socially beneath them, increasing numbers postpone marriage indefinitely or withdraw from long term relationships altogether. The traditio

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