Here, have some empirical evidence. [0] The Atlantic [1] spends some time with this study, and here are some takeaways. Attractiveness is measured from 0 to 1.

Here, have some empirical evidence. [0] The Atlantic [1] spends some time with this study, and here are some takeaways. Attractiveness is measured from 0 to 1. * The headline: People are "hypergamous" (what a terrible word), aiming about 0.25 above their own position * Women are most attractive (0.62) when young, with sharp falloff; men are most attractive (0.53) in mid-life, with middling falloff * "Men experience slightly lower reply rates when they write more positively worded messages." * Different metropolitan areas have different dating patterns Humans are weird. [0] http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/8/eaap9815 http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/8/eaap9815 [1] https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/08/online-dating-out-of-your-league/567083/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/08/online-d...