Okay, what's your take?
The study, which looked at nearly 200,000 users, also showed that a man’s desirability increased with greater education. For women, it was another story.
www.nytimes.com
I cannot read the article, and I find it very hard to believe that 50 year old men have an advantage on online dating apps. Maybe that actually is true, but again, it is hard to believe.
My take? Well, just who do you think is taking the virginity of prettiest young women in their late teenage years? Those are the women who have the most sexual leverage above all, and they typically lose this prized asset to men similar in age. These men get first dibs, and then usually go on to a life that is never womanless. And most women aged sixteen to 25 are not in so-called "age-gap" relationships; they are with men within a few years of their age or the same age.
I agree with what
@sangheilios wrote. Most men aged 35 to 50, despite what the Red Pill crowd tries to make them out to be, are not wealthy, not particularly good looking, not impressively built, are not popular, do not have flowing silver beards, and don't have a big home and an assortment of adult toys. They are ordinary. That doesn't make them bad men or undeserving of women. It simply means they do not have high SMV, as most young men don't either. And as men age, like women, they get worse looking. Women are not turned on by baldness, graying hairs, saggy and corpselike skin, skin disorders, and hooded eyes, and the average middle-aged man doesn't have the previously handsome looks, clout, fame, stature, criminality, or wealth to counter all of this.
And as I have said elsewhere, men, like women, get worse looking as time goes by, even if they regularly exercise and eat a healthy diet. I personally am built better than nearly all men my age because I have a 20-year experience in the gym and other exercise, once competed in bodybuilding, and still look sort of like a bodybuilder. But like most middle-aged men, I am graying and balding.
I am in my forties, have two kids, and met my wife when she was 23 and I was 30. I get more women starting conversations and showing IOI's in public than my younger years, but I am convinced this is because I carry myself with more self respect as opposed to when I was younger and struggling with serious on-and-off mental illness and suicidal ideation. I think confidence is overrated in some cases, but being built, dressing nicely, even flamboyantly sometimes (I like form fitting shirts with unique patterns, different hats, leather), and "not giving a fvck", and yes, "being myself" (despite this being ill-advised) has helped me tremendously.
And like
@sangheilios wrote, "dating" (whatever the hell people consider it) gets harder as men and women age. Both will need to use time and energy in seeking similar baggage-saddled people of the opposite sex, unless they meet throughout the course of everyday life (work, gym, activities for the kids, introductions).
And who the heck would
want to peak at 50 years old, when the most opportunity-heavy years are in the late teens and twenties when there is much spare time for socializing, travel, and fun to be had so that men can get women and move on with their lives, especially if they want a wife or life partner and children (I say life partner because I will not absolutely recommend marriage until the divorce industry is out out of business)? Even if that is not the goal, waiting for these dubious years of 35 to 50 years old can seriously backfire! Young men are in the proximity of young women in school, recreational activities, social circles, and jobs. Just where are wannabe silver foxes going to fit into this?
There are older men who have it easy in attracting women and they likely are the ones who had women nearly their entire lives. They aren't common.
I do not know what
@SW15 means by saying most men are ***** beggars.