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For Russia, the traditional issue is low male quality. It's a vicious cycle of men doing "stupid men stuff" like drinking, fighting, committing crimes and working dangerous jobs, creating a scarcity of men that allows the survivors to get away with doing more stupid men stuff.
For decades, the solution to this problem was "women settling for less and/or looksmaxxing". You know, the "average Russian couple" meme with Shrek and a sex doll. These days women just don't settle down. They have as many kids as they can afford to raise alone since the divorce rate is too high (zero to one), so if they cannot afford children, they just don't marry anyone. They date around (earning the derogatory title of "plateress" from the men they eat out with), just in case there's someone worthy on the dating market, but no longer think they have to settle down by any due date.
This generally seems to be one case where the sex ratio is severely distorted in one direction or the other; women’s general willingness to marry is eroded as a consequence either way. One Manosphere blogger described it thus:
“Why should I think about marriage? All guys are available.”
“Why should I think about marriage? No guys are available.”
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