The word Dating doesn't even mean anything which is why everyone is so confused.
Dudes who are under 40, are not committing to these chicks who are 35 unless at max he is a single father trying to do the mix family thing. Dudes will take their chances pursuing women who can actually give them kids and the older chicks who are burnt out are purely reserved for layup status. The issue now though is those chicks are jaded due to social media giving them a false sense of hope compared to the past where they knew their place thus were happy for companionship thus having the former reputation of easy to get along with.