“and start looking for men who are reasonably matched to them”
The problem is many of them will “settle” for something less than they desire and will be unhappy with the results. 70% of the divorces are filed by women or 2.33 times more likely to file for divorce than men. Some of the 80% of men are figuring that out.
Its a big part of why men are not interested in women who have already hit 30. They know those women are looking to settle and don’t really want to be with them. They also know the courts have a long history of screwing men over in divorce cases. Bad deal all the way around.
Some background on the women and divorce statistics.
Men and women initate separation at about equal rates. Men however can live in a separated state without problem. Actually Men benefit from being separated and not divorced. Women find it difficult to be separated. They often initiate because they can not bear the grey area that their estranged spouse left them in.