Or maybe you just haven't noticed because most women are only average too.

You're also making the assumption that women 100 years ago also wouldn't have wanted to make the best possible match for themselves and flirting around with ideas of hypergamy.

You men really need to drop this. Frankly, you come off as projecting. You accuse women of only ever being interested in a small percentage of men while only ever noticing women who look like the Kartrashians. And then you blather on and on, feeling sorry for yourselves that women don't like you. Make it make sense.

Let's return to the grandmother's. Grandma One liked Papa One's smile and his barking laugh. He was respectful and thoughtful. He took care of his younger siblings. Grandma Two liked Papa Two's know how, how he looked after his siblings and stepped up when his dad was injured and couldn't work. She admired his grit. She loved how his blue blue eyes crinkled when he smiled and his easy nature.

They were both very average men. They both married women "out of their league" according to modern dating standards promoted by influencers.

You guys are shooting yourselves in the foot and then feeling sorry for yourselves for it. Please. Knock it off.