True. But as you said in another comment, it becomes this vicious circle that both fees into and neither are exactly happy with. That cycle gets started very early in.

Plus, the act of dating itself is a stacking and winnowing of experiences. We don’t start “start from scratch" with each person we date. How we feel about each person we date feeds into how we will feel about the next. The result would be that if you are a man who feels emasculated by a successful woman, after being in a failed relationship with one you are likely to avoid more of the same later rather than work out a redefining of what it means to be a man and how you define yourself.

There’s also a huge psychological hit to being admired for your ability to provide.