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November 19, 2012 at 9:43 am
Ian:

“what is a woman in her 40s to do, if she still wants a dude? Besides lower her standards to “he has a pulse and at least three functioning limbs!”? I agree that women are too picky in general, but what’s the best advice you can give a woman in that situation? I’d appreciate your insight.”

You’ve zeroed in on the second most important thing a 40+ woman needs to do to find a man. Sounds like she has Job One covered:

1. Improve your physical appearance.

After that she needs to

2. Lower your standards. She is not going to get the alpha men for anything other than STRs at best. If she wants a LTR or be considered for a second marriage, she needs to set her sights down.

Then the third thing is to

3. Find attractive things about the men you meet. Stop looking for reasons to reject them; and start looking for attractive attributes.