Question for men:

A common complaint I hear is that they want women when that woman is young and in her "prime" not after she has hit "the wall".

But then why aren't young men ready for marriage at this young age? The best way to marry a hot 22 year old or a virgin 18 year old girl is to be a hot 22 year old or virgin 18 year old guy.

Most women do not want older men. When older men are selected, it's because of the casual and non commital nature of young men. So this is not a viable solution for young women wanting a ltr/marriage.

There are plenty of young non-promiscous women wanting to settle down but we cannot do so without a male counterpart who then likes to ridicule women for "hitting the wall" unmarried.