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45% of men aged 18-25 have never approached a woman (romantically) in person. 

If you zoom out for all age ranges, the number drops to 29% (!)

Zvi via Substack:

45% of men aged 18-25 have never approached a woman (romantically) in person. 

If you zoom out for all age ranges, the number drops to 29% (!)

Zvi via Substack: https://thezvi.substack.com/p/dating-roundup-1-this-is-why-youre#§youre-single-because-youre-not-even-trying

GenZ dates in greys of being friends first 

43% of people (50% of women) ages 18-29 said they were in a relationship with someone who was first a friend (vs 21% >65 years old)

Also, 52% of older couples (vs 35% of GenZ) said their significant other was a complete stranger to them before they got together

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How does that gender gap work? Seems mathematically impossible, unless women have consistently more expansive perceptions of who counts as a friend?

I think your deduction is correct, that's how the gap works

Likely yes. In dating research, there are 2 types of intimacy/initiation: passion vs friendship based. These broadly follow masculine/transactional vs feminine/interdependent heterosexist connection scripts. 

This study breaks breaks down close vs not close friends for women, but fails to give a breakdown for men.