>>>If he has a decent income, and stays reasonably fit, he can have his pick of women who are becoming increasingly desperate to nail down a guy before the woman reaches her expiration date.<<<
Based on what you said, the woman in this article has almost no hope. As the guys around her age are too busy enjoying one woman after another to settle down. But are you also saying it comes at the price of deceiving the women into thinking he might marry her?
No deception necessary. A woman who asks on the first date "How likely are you to propose marriage to me?" is not likely to get a second date. For the most desirable men in the modern dating environment, there's always another girl who desires him at the first bit of rockiness in the current relationship. They just find it easier to move on than to deal with relationship issues.
From what I hear the men have a hard time also