[PapaBear3625]

it’s the same deal in high school; the best looking girls wouldn’t dream of dating gangling, pimply schoolboys, when college guys with cars and sexual experience are around...meanwhile, back at the ranch, we are left with the gangling, pimply girls...

Men would rather go out with a "gangling, pimply girl" than stay home. Women would rather stay home, or go out with the girls, than be seen with a guy who does not meet their standards.

[RegulatorCountry]

People who were at the top of the heap in high school typically have nowhere to go but down afterwards, I’ve noticed. So, they tend to mentally remain there.