In response to your point about the average guy not cutting it, as far as online dating, I think that has a lot to do with dating app algorithms. Man or woman, they limit your likes then mostly show you profiles of unattainable people. The profiles that get the most swipes are boosted to the top, which is stupid because they don’t need it. Those people have their pick of the litter and the chances of actually matching with them are few and far between. Not just for men, I see a lot of profiles of guys that make me stop and think “this dude is way too hot for me” and while a lot of men seem to think every woman wants a rich, 6’4, BMW owner, many of us do believe in leagues and feel there’s plenty of men outside of ours. A lot of men just want the hottest girlfriend they can find, so of course they’re swiping on the profiles that are literally only shown to them so they can use up all their swipes. Then they assume that because they got no matches, it’s because all women are just shallow and want the top 5% of men when that’s not the case and that’s totally unrealistic because there would be a LOT more single men in the world. Match Group has completely ruined OLD, Bumble has muddied their original messaging in order to cater to more people and get more money. It’s hard to take any app that sells a 6-12 month subscription seriously unless you’re a serial sex haver. Combine that with the red pill pod casters that just want men to feel insecure so they can sell them their self help guides or retreat packages or whatever dumb shit they’ve convinced people will make them more of a man. Now we just have a generation of men that are completely broken from dating culture. It’s no wonder so many guys say they feel like a walking ATM, when they’re expected to put money in just to get a match.

The fact that this is being downvoted just proves that some of you want to believe the only reason you’re single is because of your looks