Originally Posted by Racnad

There's a thread in the ladies lounge right now where the ladies are listing them. Since I'm no lady, I'm replying here.

I occasionally saw articles like this when I was single, and what I observed was this:

No one says "muscular, cut and good looking." The closest to that anyone says is "physically fit - enjoys hiking."

No one says wealthy or high income. Many do say financially secure/independent/responsible, but these don't necessariy mean wealthy or high income.

When was single, I typically met all or most of what the women claimed to be "necessary" qualities, yet I found getting dates and relationships very difficult. But I knew of many guys who had a certain type of face and/or muscular body type, and they got dates & girlfriends relatively easily, even though they may have had few of the qualities women cite as necessary.

Can someone explain this?