Most 40 year old women still do better than your average male on dating sites. Try a tinder experiment and you’ll verify what I’m saying.

And plenty of their matches aren’t hideous looking males either.

It seems to me that the whole idea of women reaching a wall is a coping mechanism. Yes, when a woman reaches the wall (in looks) she might not be able to fuck Chad, but she could either settle with a betabux or still engage in relationships with above average looking men.