Women can support themselves, however, they still need men for 3 reasons:

  1. The average woman is not built to grind it out in the workforce for 40+ years. They just aren't and probably don't want to either. In fact, many of my 20 something corporate female friends are already complaining about work despite only being out in the real world for less than 5 years. So yes, they're fine now at 26 or whatever, but most will either want to have kids (and need to leave the job market and need financial help) or simply run out of steam and not last 40 years working without wanting to literally killself.

  2. The average woman can live an okay lifestyle, but for women who want an upper middle class or elite lifestyle, that's usually going to require a man. Very few women make the kind of income on their own to afford a $1+ million home, drive $80k cars, etc. Most of these women who can support themselves make like $55k at some office job and drives a Honda Civic.

  3. Most women are in career paths that can be outsourced, done via AI, or are simply fluff jobs that add almost no real value. Even 10-15 years from now, a lot of jobs women have now will no longer be needed.

Between the feminist views, semi-masculine demeanor, hypergamous nature, and legal risk, getting into a relationship with women like that is a recipe for divorce later on.

Most men are now aware of how most women are and no longer feel the need to invest in them long term via marriage. Heck, even ultra high status men like Cristiano Ronaldo and Leonardo DiCaprio have opted not to invest in women long term despite being able to get anyone they want.