OK, I read Wiseman's review and felt I have to chime in from a male point of view. Although the human race is far from perfect, we always by nature want what we cannot have or easily obtain. True, it is much harder for a guy on Match given that women will get lots of emails and can be choosy. Also, what really pisses me off about Match is this crap of not knowing who is a paid member or not. I was a member last year and spent hours typing well crafted emails and come to find out they may or may not have been read. The $5 feature of has it been read was not available at the time. IMHO this is blatant fraud and should warrant FTC intervention. But back to my original point, this business of age. Call me crazy but I truly prefer to date women my own age (40) and up. If they are younger, realistically 35 is my cutoff. I think Wiseman is missing the point of a woman not having a pool of candidates to choose that are marriage oriented. I happened to meet an incredible woman a few weeks ago (42 in case you're wondering) and although it's too soon to say she's the one, there is hope. Statistics are just that - a bunch of numbers chosen from a random sample that CANNOT be truly representative of the population. So instead of having this sense of bitterness, you need to take the necessary steps to change. I've had my dry spells of being alone and although staying optimistic was challenging a lot of the time, it seems to have paid off. I also take refuge in my gym and that my friend is just desserts. Lots of guys let themselves go later in life but I refuse to go peacefully. BTW - I'm 6'6", 260 and can bench nearly 400 and run several miles a day. So bottom line is smile at everyone who is not a felon, lose the attitude towards women and maybe your luck will change. I know mine did.