I see a lot of guys here that speak to how difficult the dating market is right now for them, and that seems to be true for the most part. But I also see a lot of guys totally delusional in their choice of women and what they think is a normal level of attractiveness. It sounds obvious and like it should go without saying, but if you don’t have money, are overweight, or lack social skills, why would you actually think a girl who is nice, healthy and pretty would want to be with you? If you haven’t had any success in dating, that being for the purpose of this discussion being getting a girlfriend, it can only mean you aren’t able to correctly gauge your own appeal compared to others. Because I promise for however many handicaps you think you’re cursed with in dating, someone out there has many more. That’s you’re demographic right there until you improve, at which point you upgrade to someone who is comparatively better. And it’s not like this tactic is anything new. Walk into any supermarket and I promise you’ll pass at least one couple of older people who are clearly together because that’s the best they can do.