22F here. I always hear the red pill community telling guys that dating young women (like 20-25) will be easier for them in their 30s once they’ve built themselves up. While I don’t disagree with anyone bettering themselves, the narrative that women my age would prefer men in their 30s as opposed to men in their 20s is a bit ridiculous. It feels like something these guys are trying to tell us we want, rather than actually listening to us and reading basic statistics, like the fact the average age gap is just 1-2 years. The majority of women are interested in guys around the same age or 1-4 years older, and this is backed by data. Some reasons that’s true:

Long term relationships: Most of us want to grow with someone most compatible, which means being in a similar life stage. It doesn’t feel “icky” to be with a guy close to our age like it might feel with a much older guy, and he won’t die 20 years before us. Plus, he can be just as ambitious and can attain just as much or more as an older guy later on.

Hookups: Pure physical attraction comes more into play, and also guys within social circles. I was never involved in hookup culture, but I frequently went out with friends and peers who were, and the guys they hooked up with were always, always college-aged “Chads”, not random 30 something year old men.

It’s just an annoying narrative. While I don’t doubt it’s possible things could get better for certain guys as they get older, I feel the most likely scenario is that the dating pool will shrink and the age of women interested in them will just get older. If anything, it might be more realistic to tell guys dating will get easier at 24-25, not 30s.