Men have been conditioned into thinking that women are the prize and so they must jump through all kinds of hoops to get their approval. But when looked at objectively, it becomes obvious that men are the prize and women know this, even if they never acknowledge it, which is why they have higher standards for men than they do for themselves.

Think about it. What do men bring to the table, and what do women bring? Even women want men to bring things that women themselves don't even bring to the table like resources, money and so on. Even when it comes to basic things like carrying conversations, men bring alot more.

Women's expectations of men in dating versus the expectations they have of themselves tells us clearly who the prize is. Even when it comes to basic things like empathy with no material gain, humour, intelligence, ability to create fun moments and so on, men are clearly the prize.