This has been studied and male height, shape and income generally rate favorably. I’m sure that for any particular man there is a woman who is attracted to him,

This has been studied and male height, shape and income generally rate favorably. I’m sure that for any particular man there is a woman who is attracted to him, but discoverability is an issue to to their positions on the bell curve. And if you read the article you will see that men and women aren’t pairing one-to-one as much as they used to. It’s also not absurd or probably false to suggest there are people who get left out of dating when it’s obvious to most people anecdotally, in addition to statistics from dating sites and studies. I see from your other comment that you are someone who worked hard to overcome dating issues, and that’s awesome and I agree the direction unsuccessful people should take, but the fact that some need to work on themselves more and later in life than others should tip you off to the distribution laws in effect here. Here’s an example of a study that’s been done: http://psycnet.apa.org/buy/1996-14246-001 http://psycnet.apa.org/buy/1996-14246-001