I will say this though, and I'm probably going to get a barrage of hate for it. but this is my opinion.
Both sexes regard the preferences of the other as shallow. Women resent that men are attracted to a youthful appearance and men resent that women are attracted to wealth and status.
The woman believes that he's being immature, but reveals that she has a rather naive and unrealistic expectation of him as well.
Frankly no one finds your typical 35-45 year old physically attractive as attractive as a younger person. That goes for both men and women. You have your exceptions, but in most cases the 23 year old > The 38 year old.
Also, Dating for men is hardly a zero-sum game he can win in any western society. Not only should she be sweeter than his solitude but worth all the risks too, especially if she doesn't bring much to the dating table or comes as a package deal.
It's funny how nature plays out in to old age when the dating game tables turn and men become the gatekeepers of sex. Just look at how much women don't like being judged, rejected and ignored by men they think they're entitled to.
A lot of women absolutely hate a and vilify things that they don't have absolute control over.
"What? Men find a glistening, 22 year old hard body with perfect t*ts more attractive than my past prime ass? fukk that guy, he's just completely shallow and vain. A real man would still find me sexy. The aging thing is exactly why you need to make yourself worth being with in your 20's so you make it to your advanced years with your partner. If you are starting over and trying to attract strangers in your late 30s and 40s, I'm sorry, but it's just not going to end the way you think it should.
This happens especially with women who were the 'top of their class', so to speak, during their teens and twenties. They have grown into the idea that they're on top of the world, that they can get any man to fukk and be with them and still have a fairly good guy pick them up at the end of the day. But when their biological use is gone, men's minds also turn away from her and to younger women. That must sting extra hard for women who used to be popular.
Be someone worth being and stop being defined by money, and other stupid shyt. That's why you have so many old, single women now. The advantage changes the older you get. There are plenty of young women who want to be with older men. The same can't be said for younger men and older women.
Post 30 dating game, is easier for men than it is for women. Wealth and Status age well. t*ts and Ass don't.