My opinion is, IN GENERAL, if you're a woman and you want to be happily married and have a long prosperous and successful marriage, you increase your odds if you marry younger and choose a principled man above all. Not saying you can't still lose but you're putting the odds on your side.
If you are an older woman, it doesn't mean you can't be happy in a prosperous marriage though. The bottom line is that we're all trying to be the happiest we can throughout our lives. The trick is to learn to formulate a plan for you happiness in the longterm. You need to map it out. One of the things i've learned this year is that happiness is a choice. another thing that i've learned is that there is no such thing as "deserve" or "owe". You don't "deserve" a certain type of man. Based on men's perception, certain men will choose you because you have what they want. If these men aren't enough for you, you will have 3 choices. Step your game up, lower your standards, or wait. Forget "fair", "double standards", "deserve" etc. This is how the world works. You decide to be happy or not. You decide on how you view things. You decide on if you lie to yourself or not to protect your ego.
EDIT: re-reading myself, i'm kinda rambling and forgot where i was going with this, lol
If you are an older woman, it doesn't mean you can't be happy in a prosperous marriage though. The bottom line is that we're all trying to be the happiest we can throughout our lives. The trick is to learn to formulate a plan for you happiness in the longterm. You need to map it out. One of the things i've learned this year is that happiness is a choice. another thing that i've learned is that there is no such thing as "deserve" or "owe". You don't "deserve" a certain type of man. Based on men's perception, certain men will choose you because you have what they want. If these men aren't enough for you, you will have 3 choices. Step your game up, lower your standards, or wait. Forget "fair", "double standards", "deserve" etc. This is how the world works. You decide to be happy or not. You decide on how you view things. You decide on if you lie to yourself or not to protect your ego.
EDIT: re-reading myself, i'm kinda rambling and forgot where i was going with this, lol