[HairOfTheDog]

No, you want Mr. abolutely-frigging-perfect. Must be 6'5 (even though you may only be 5'2), a certain age, nice build, dark, full set of hair, handsome, your own race/ethnicity and so forth -- even though you may look like Helen Thomas..

Women are single simply because they are holding out for Mr. Perfect, who does not exist. And then age catches up and they get desparate. Guess who the guys are looking at? Younger women who are open to mr. average...

This is a bunch of malarky. I hate sweeping generalizations, but I don't think you'll find it's women who are overly focused on perfect looks, and that's what's ~"forcing"~ you to settle for looking at 'younger women'.

[conejo99]

Generally speaking, a married couple adopts the social status of the man. It makes sense for a man to marry "down" the social status ladder, but it makes less sense for a woman to do so. Therefor their are fewer available men for the high social status women.

[dsc]

"but I don't think you'll find it's women who are overly focused on perfect looks"

It's true that men are more visually oriented than women, but at the same time, women put a lot more emphasis on looks than they admit.

[1stFreedom]

>>I hate sweeping generalizations, but I don't think you'll find it's women who are overly focused on perfect looks

LOL.. Really? Coulda fooled me!

>>, and that's what's ~"forcing"~ you to settle for looking at 'younger women'.

Uh, I'm seeing someone is is two years older than I am...