re: A record-high share of 40-year-olds in the U.S. have never been married

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Probably has something to do with the fact that a lot of guys don’t want to lower their standards for women they know they aren’t attracted to. Any guy can lower his standards and get with a below-average looking woman, it’s not that hard. But to get a woman that’s insanely hot and be truly attracted to is hard to do since other guys will be hitting on her

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I'm 43, never married and I legitimately get depressed whenever I gather the nerve to start dating. Actually getting the dates is not a problem.

But invariably I'll have a couple of dates with women that I would consider to be only somewhat attractive physically, but I'm no Don Juan myself so whatever.

I try to go in with an open mind but these women are just like the more attractive women as far as attitude goes. It was one thing dealing with these types of women at 23, another thing entirely when they're 20 years older and have the same attitude that they did back then. The "not lowering standards" part comes from the fact that the lower standard still thinks they're the upper standard.