Men haven't checked out, and if they do then what is the big deal? Is society going to crumble or something? Less people are getting married and less are having kids, but that's not necessarily a bad choice either. They are too busy working to be able to have kids so they don't have them. Not a bad thing at all. Have men checked out? I don't think so. Perhaps they see themselves as too busy to enter a relationship. If that's the case, then that's ok. Its hard to make time to do everything and people like their down time. Being single isn't a crime or a bad thing.