The Man Shortage

I was reading an article on why there appears to be a shortage of the most desirable men. The reason given is that the most attractive women tend to “hold out,” figuring that they can do better than an otherwise attractive man.

Suppose a man is a doctor who is athletic and loves globetrotting –but he’s 5’10”. The most attractive women will think, “I can do better,” or “I think I’m entitled to a man who’s at least six feet tall.”

On the other hand, a less attractive, and less arrogant woman, will whole-heartedly pursue the “flawed” world-traveling doctor. So while ordinary looking girl-next-door types are relentlessly chasing down the most desirable men to get them to commit, the models and wannabe models are holding out for someone better. The end result is a group of bitter women wondering why “there are no good men left.”

How does this apply to you as a man? The typical guy senses that marriage is not in his best interest, but can’t quite articulate why. Joe Six Pack, or the college version, Jordan Beer Bong, has formulated an oh-so-clever strategy –he will “play the field” first and then he will “settle down.” This is like a strategy of looking around a lot before blinding yourself, or going to whorehouse before volunteering for castration.

What is going to happen to the guy whose strategy is “stall, then get married” meets a woman whose strategy is “marry or die”?

Another interesting lesson to take away from all this is that the more attractive the woman you are dating, and particularly a woman who is “out of your league,” the less likely she is to insist on marriage.