Women settle all the time just like men do. People complaining oftentimes have unrealistic expectations in the opposite sex themselves. They feel entitled to their own preferences while resenting the opposite sex for having preferences themselves.
Too many men want to blame women for their own issues without any self-reflection and vice versa. Moreover many who subscribe to this type of defeatist fatalism in romance have a shyt ton of mental health issues. But as long as they can provide excuses for themselves and blame others, they don’t have confront these issues. Many don’t even have healthy groups of friends period, much less interactions with the opposite sex. They should start looking within instead of worry so much about what others are doing.