Why are there almost no men in many matchmaking events now?

From a normal emotional perspective, it's hard to explain clearly. But from a financial perspective, it's actually obvious.
In the financial market, there is a concept called futures.
Futures mean: agree on conditions now, settle later.
For example, agree on a price now, and deliver later.
If we apply this logic to the marriage and dating market, some phenomena become very easy to understand.
Many men are reluctant to enter the matchmaking market because they start to view marriage with a logic similar to investment:
How much effort is needed, what risks must be borne, and what returns can be expected in the future.
When a person gets used to viewing problems this way, they will find that the marriage market is somewhat like a trading market.
In this market, some people exchange resources for resources.
For example, some young women consider their youth, appearance, time, and future fertility as resources, hoping to exchange them through marriage for other resources, such as stable living conditions, financial security, or higher social benefits.
If we describe this phenomenon more sharply, it is actually:
Many young women treat themselves as the first futures contract.
The meaning of this sentence is simple.
It’s about understanding marriage as a pre-agreed exchange:
Using current conditions to exchange for future life.
As more and more people start to view marriage with this “trading logic,” some men will choose to withdraw from the matchmaking market.
Because in investment logic, if a transaction involves too much risk, high costs, and uncertain returns, the most rational choice is not to participate, but to stay out.
Therefore, the phenomenon of fewer men in the matchmaking market is not simply a gender conflict, but rather that many people are beginning to view marriage in a more rational way.