Even though dry spells have pretty much become a way of life for me (4 years since my last free sex...and before that, I went 6 years between free sex), dry spells make you wonder what's wrong with you, wonder what you're doing wrong, etc.
If you were only relying on the conventional mating market for sex, you would be classified as an incel.
Shyte...haven't had a woman in 6 months now...
An isolated 6 month dry spell isn't that much of a cause for concern for an unattached male. It would depend upon the level of effort that a man is making towards getting sex during those 6 months.
There are guys who are newly divorced and/or guys getting out of long term relationships who might not have sex for 6-12 months. Many of those men are making limited efforts towards getting laid during that period as they are dealing with the trauma of a breakup/divorce. This typically happens to men in relationships of 5 years or more. The typical guy getting out of a 1-3 year, non-marital type relationship with no children involved isn't going to take that much time off. He's going to be looking for sex again rather quickly.
In general, dry spells are a sign of game deficiency when regular efforts are being made.
I don't want a rotating array of multiple plates. That sounds exhausting. What I want is one woman. I'm not 20 anymore. I'm almost 34 (my 20 year old self would have loved having plates)
I guess what I'm saying is: If having a rotating array of multiple plates is certain posters' idea of success, I don't want to be a success.
Hell, even when I was 23 (not much older than 20), once I finally got consistent sex with one woman, I ended up liking that arrangement. To this day, the married woman I had the ongoing affair with when I was 23 was the best sex I ever had. What a shame it ended.
There are men who can be alpha/sigma type males and have one woman. It's a fine line though. Alpha and sigma males are better at shorter term monogamy than longer term monogamy.
The typical man with one woman is a beta male. He operates in scarcity mentality. In a relationship, he's fearful of pissing off his girlfriend/wife for fear that she will reduce or cut off his access to sex.
The typical married man in a longer relationship (5+ years, including pre-marital time) is not getting much sex. I think many incels think that the beta male, married man sex life is good because they might be getting sex 1-2 times a month.