s.a.f said:
'Someone for everyone' is just a romantic notion.
For every man that feels low self esteem, there are at least two women feeling low self esteem. Most women do stress about silly things. That's why they love compliments, they just want the reassurance.
The male to female ratio is ALMOST 1 to 1, it's not true that there are much more men in the world. Moreover, the ratio of females in the western world is higher than the ratio of the males, for the simple reason that men are more likely to die.
Women are picky, I don't argue with that. The better ones have a better chance of picking what they like. As for the rest, they pick whatever is left....
I actually don't agree that it's the women that does the "picking". IMO, the picking part is a mixture of both the female's and the male's desires coming together. (a woman that spreads her legs will get sex any time she wants, but that's not the same as getting into a relationship.)
It's USUALLY the man that initiates something with the opposite sex and then she decides if she wants to take it further or not. In other words, if you think about it, it's actually the men that do the picking and not the women.
A guy that waits to be picked will get nothing. I bet 90% of the guys that post here don't even try to talk to women. (I have my reasons for not trying at the moment, I want to see where my life is heading next year before I get involved with someone. I've just got out of a distance relationship and I don't want another one)
When it comes to passing on the strongest genes, that's such a strange subject. Natural selection dictates that the gene that adapts to the environment in order to survive is the best gene. Depending on what the environment is, white, black, tall, short, fat, slim, bald, etc all have an advantage over the rest... So, thinking in terms of natural selection will not get us- anywhere.
PS: My point is that, a guy that gets out and tries to meet girls will eventually get a girlfriend. I really believe there is plenty fish in the sea for a person that is willing to go fishing.