Protection has nothing to do with it. It's all about standards that are set by someone's earlier expectations that are passed onto other people so that they become somewhat standardized to most women. These days, a lot of women have laundry lists of requirements a man has to achieve in order to gain her interest, and some are so outrageous that these women will be single forever. It's kind of a reverse Darwinism at play. But I say, let them have their ridiculous standards, and I'm fine with it. It just means fewer men are going to be willing to jump through their hoops, but it will all work itself out in the end.