Can’t women in their 30s just date older men? Like in the wall theory a woman aged 36 is post wall and men in their 30s won’t want to date her. Okay. Why can’t she date men in their 40s then? Like why can’t women just date older as they get older so they are “younger” in comparison? Why is dating older men eliminated as a possibility for single women in their 30s by the RP? Oh and of course I understand that even older men will be attracted to women in their 20s but to me this is as silly as saying women are by and large attracted to wealthy attractive movie stars. Everyone is most attracted to the ideal but obviously dating the ideal partner is not a realistic option for most. Older single men are more likely to say they are looking for a relationship than older single women, these men also prefer “younger women” so women in their 30s do have decent options. I think the RP wall theory is overblown there is some truth to it in the sense that women in their 30s are more willing to settle and have less options compared to women in their 20s but I don’t think that equates to them having no options at all or that they will end up single if they don’t marry by 29 or 34 (or whenever age the wall is). I just don’t see older men ever mentioned in the RP as being options for 30s women. Why is that?