>>I don't see an obvious reason why online dating would make things harder for men but not harder for women and vice versa. I think the broader trend in online

>>I don't see an obvious reason why online dating would make things harder for men but not harder for women and vice versa. I think the broader trend in online dating is that it's harder for unattractive people to find partners, regardless of sexual identity... On dating sites, men rate 50 percent of women as below average (in line with the statistical expectation), while women rate 80 percent of men as below average. It is a fact that women are pickier than men on average, and that women are less willing to marry down and to settle for less, than men are. This is why there is gender assymetry in how increased information efficiency in the dating market affects SMV (sexual market value) of men and women.