Once women get into their 30s, at least one of the following is true: has one or more kids, has a failed relationship that she’s not over and (unfavorably) comparing you against, and/or has a biological clock that’s ticking so loud she want to move absurdly fast to her white picket fence phase, your wants and needs be damned.
The tragedy (or, really, stupidity) on their part is that they’re first entering the marriage market at the precise moment their market value is in its steepest decline. The dating pool expands for men as they get older, and all else being equal, the same woman was hotter/tighter/more fun five years ago than she is today. Why would I settle down with her when I can upgrade to the newer model? No one wants the iPhone 8 (ok, 8 Plus with all the obesity) when they can get the new one at the same price.
50 years ago, young women had older women (mothers, grandmothers, extended family) who explained these facts of life to them when the advice was early enough to be useful. “He’s a good man, with a good future, marry him and learn to love him” was a common thing back then. No one wants to acknowledge reality anymore because it’s politically incorrect. Well, in this case, nature is politically incorrect.
I’m in my early thirties and have found that dating women in the 22-26 range is pretty ideal. Old enough to get out of the retarded extended teenage phase, but young enough to be vibrant. And VERY importantly, young enough not to have a ton of baggage, unless they brought it with them from childhood or a shitty family situation. I’m not planning to get married until I want kids, but when I do, it will be to a younger woman.
I’ll probably get flamed for putting this out there, but
seeking.com (sugar daddy website) is the absolute best platform I’ve found for that. Yeah, there’s some hookers on there, but I don’t find it too hard to screen them out. I’ve hooked up with a ton of college age girls and never paid a dime. Granted, I’m younger and hotter than 99% of the guys on there (and actually have the wealth I claim to have), so YMMV.
Good hunting.