I think a lot of single, childless men under 40 who are reasonably put together already fall into that “ahead of the pack” category. The real issue, in my opinion, isn’t necessarily about their looks or presentation it is mainly how they handle interest from women.
A lot of guys, when they get IOIs or realize a woman is into them, become overly relationship-focused too quickly. It’s like they want to lock her down and end up restricting her sense of freedom. Speaking from my own experience, this was something I struggled with before I understood the value of dating multiple women at the same time and not fixating on just one too soon.
Of course, there are also men who are super aloof and still face challenges with women, so it is not just one-size-fits-all. In some ways, the issue does come back to how men approach these dynamics.