AARP in 2018 found that 57% of gay men over the age of 45 reported being single. Singledom increases with old age, as people lose their partners.
However, the statistic for gay men stuck out as it was higher than the figures for lesbians or bisexuals.It’s also not just older gay guys.
A 2017 survey conducted by Community Marketing & Insights founds that 69% of millennial gay and bisexual men are single, compared to 54% of millennial lesbians and bisexual women.It might be tempting to just think you’ve not found “the one”, but what might the reasons for this be?A question posed on the ‘askgaybros’ sub-Reddit, simply asking, “Why do u think ur single?” has prompted hundreds of responses.