Women expect something different?
Hit the gym, quit whining "I can't help it, I had kids...."
Who ever said that hasn't been a (professional, reasonably in shape, with a nice car) recently single 40 year old male.
I had far more luck with the ladies at 40 that I had at 20 and I wasn't an ugly duckling that improved with age. A single professional who is in reasonably good physical, mental, and financial shape, who makes a modicum of effort isn't going to have a hard time finding dates. Finding someone to share your life with is a different story...but that isn't what this article is about. I think a prior post summed it up brilliantly...
"Why do old fish suddenly care what bicycles think of them"
For guys, from teens to mid 20's, you're not noticed unless you are tall, handsome, and witty.
From mid 20's to 40, you are finally noticed by women who spent their 20's chasing the "hot" guys, but now feel their biological clocks running down, and want somebody to commit to their high-mileage selves before it's too late.