Why I stopped dating at 50? Why I stopped dating women at 40? Why I stopped dating after I turned 30? I recently saw those types of titles here on YouTube. It made me feel sad for the gentlemen. What would cause a man to give up on dating? I’m going to address this madness from my perspective. My personal view is that what they’re really saying is they’ve given up on life in general. Their choice to stop dating is just collateral damage from a bigger problem.