People don’t want romance. They want sex. They want money. They want someone to take responsibility for their mistakes.
If you actually romanced a 40 year old divorcee, they wouldn’t know what to do about it.
Congratulations. You just cut through layers of accumulated bull droppings and struck the underlying essence of our narcissistic society.
This comes from a lifelong bachelor who has endured a rather astonishing series of rejections, considering that I’m neither deformed, demented, nor destitute. Women today have unrealistic expectations of what they want in a man.
Hypergamy rules ... and a “regular guy” hasn’t got much chance in today’s dating market.