I mean that they get many anecdotes of success or failure in many different professions through dating, and traditionally men reveal themselves quite a bit more

I mean that they get many anecdotes of success or failure in many different professions through dating, and traditionally men reveal themselves quite a bit more in this manner, and often date younger women. I hardly think this statement requires data to back it up, but there's plenty in Christian Rudder's book. I certainly have learned quite a bit through this type of exposure, but not nearly so much and not nearly so young as I believe I would have if I were a member of this subgroup. Anecdotally I've seen many exits from engineering that began from a realization that people in sales and finance were doing much less and much better later on in life.