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This is the typical "battle of the sexes" zero-sum competitive crap that a certain segment of the population buys into because they believe that it is more important to win than be happy. It is also the same pseudo-sociological crap that gives the humanities field a bad name. As several respondents have already mentioned, there is a shallow portion of the population who seems to be more than happy to use "tools" to increase their sociability, rather than being genuine and authentic. This is often somewhat effective because there is a corresponding portion of the opposite sex (whichever one) who is also playing the "game." Often as people become more mature they find that they do not want the same things that they did when they were younger (i.e. someone who is "rich" or beautiful or whatever) and seek a partner with attributes that go beyond physical characteristics or bank statements. Some people never mature. It should also be noted that there is a big difference in people who want actual relationships, versus people who just want to date and screw. I personally prefer the depth and intimacy of a relationship.
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"Religion is the one area of our discourse in which it is considered noble to pretend to be certain about things no human being could possibly be certain about"
--Sam Harris
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