Actually, I like women. But I've seen/heard too much and been privy to conversations between women ( you know, the ones where they don't think men are in earshot ).
So, I am naturally cynical. I suspect there are a few guys, when they meet a woman they're interested in, think to themselves, " wow, what a nice catch ", begin also considering , " yeah, but they hang with all those 30-something divorced harridans. Won't be long before they spoil her as well ", and move on.
'Chopped liver' in the article is right out. The immediate give away was the 'model' bit. If that were mentioned in passing in a social situation, I'd immediately be looking elsewhere. I suspect there are a lot of guys who would do the same--unless, of course, they're not interested in knowing her name at breakfast the next day.
This is basically true. Those in the mind sciences call this a 'Reference Group.' A bad Reference Group alienates me, and I think it alienates most people of both sexes.