THE MYTH OF THE LOW BODY COUNT (And Why Men Are Lying to Themselves)

Ah yes, the age-old male fantasy: “I want a woman with a low body count.”

Translation? “I want the loyalty of a nun with the experience of a porn star.” Cute. But here’s the kicker, many of the same men demanding this saintly résumé are the very architects of the “high body count” they love to complain about. You can’t run around “collecting souls like Infinity Stones” and then act shocked when women end up with actual dating history.

But let’s dig deeper into this circus.

Why Men Rarely Leave Relationships

Here’s the truth: men don’t leave stable relationships, not because they’re deeply invested, but because they’re… comfortable. He gets up, drinks his coffee, goes to work, comes home, and parks himself on the couch. Everything else? Dropped on the woman’s plate. Laundry, kids, emotional labor, remembering birthdays, basically the unpaid internship she never signed up for.

So why would he leave? He’s living like a king. The woman, meanwhile, slowly shrivels under emotional neglect. But instead of packing her bags right away, she does what women have been conditioned to do endure. She endures for months, even years, until one day, she cracks. And then suddenly, she’s “the problem.”

Who Actually Listens to Women? Spoiler: Not Their Men

Men love to say, “She only left because she was listening to other women.” And honestly? They’re half-right. Because other women might have been the only ones who actually listened to her. Her squad might be messy, single, or even toxic, but at least they nodded and said, “Girl, I hear you.” Something her man never did in the first place.

Of course, society loves to wag its finger at women for confiding in their friends, especially if those friends are single. Because apparently, married women and single women mixing is like oil and water. But here’s the twist: men cheat with single women all the time. So I guess the double standard stays undefeated.

The Event Culture of Love

Let’s be honest, marriage today is an event. The big dress, the expensive cake, the Instagram posts. Divorce? Also an event. Champagne, hashtags, and “new chapter” photoshoots. People are less focused on building healthy partnerships and more interested in throwing themed parties for every milestone of dysfunction.

And men love to complain, “Women just want men with deep pockets.” Well, newsflash: most women aren’t leaving you for your wallet, they’re leaving because you’re cheating, emotionally unavailable, or both. If a woman cheated on you, you’d be out faster than a Wi-Fi connection during a storm, so let’s not act brand new.

Relationships Are Not Group Projects

Here’s the real comedy: modern relationships look a lot like failed school group projects. One person does all the heavy lifting while the other just signs their name at the end. Women drag their men to therapy, workshops, date nights, you name it, and men just sit there, arms crossed, like they’re being punished.

Then when it all collapses, men blame women for “listening to their friends” or “being influenced.” No, sir. She left because she was emotionally homeless in her own house.

The Bottom Line

We live in a society that teaches boys how to be “good” (read: obedient, quiet, don’t cry) and teaches women how to be “bad” (read: always the villain, whether she stays or leaves). And yet everyone wonders why dating feels like a never-ending Hunger Games audition.

Finding a healthy relationship these days is like finding a clean spoon in a bachelor’s sink, technically possible, but don’t hold your breath.

So maybe the next time a man says he wants a “low body count” woman, he should first ask himself how many women he’s helped push into the very category he claims to despise. Until then, the irony remains undefeated.