This becomes a major problem when men hit their 30s, a point at which many men finally hit their stride financially, mentally, and physically. Most women peak physically between 22-26, with plenty of exceptions obviously. There are plenty of women in their late 20s and early 30s who look great, as good or better than the average 25 year old. But as a whole, women’s physical attractiveness begins to rapidly decline in their late 20s. This makes sense considering they hit puberty and develop much younger than men.

I was a bit of a late bloomer, and while I was attractive in my early 20s I really didn’t develop the masculine jawline and refined features I have now in my early 30s. More importantly, I have significantly more confidence and personality than I did then. There are plenty of girls in their mid 20s who will date a 32 year old, but as a general rule women tend to stay within 3 years of their age.

Furthermore, every year after 25 the dating pool shrinks exponentially. Despite women settling down later and later or not at all, the vast majority of women are taken by the time they hit 30. Women also become increasingly more selective and focused on HVM and heavily focused on a man’s career and how much he makes. If you’re not in the upper tax bracket and don’t have some sort of professional title or white collar career then the pool becomes even smaller.

Most people do not believe me when I tell them I am 32. This allows me to still easily attract girls of all ages, and I get most of my attention from the 18-25 crowd. This creates a conflict where I am either forced to lie about my age (or not volunteer it and hope they don’t ask) or give up most of those opportunities. I have had countless instances where I have had girls very interested in me only to lose interest when they found out my age.

TLDR; on top of every other disadvantage men have in the dating world, they have a very narrow window of time in which they have available and attractive women to chose from.