Only 36 percent of men accurately detected that they were being flirted with. The women were even less successful at recognizing flirting. Only 18 percent of women knew when the men were flirtingâ [pg. 18]
âNot that Nobel laureates require much affirmation, but a 2015 OkCupid study reached a similar conclusion. OkCupid found that women who make the first move with men end up with more attractive partners than those who sit back and wait for men to message themâ [pg. 21]
âMen are attracted to confidence, Maya says. Plus, men have so little experience with assertive women that the novelty itself becomes a huge turn-onâ [pg. 53]
âAre there still men out there who are scared off by smart, successful women? Of course there are. But the world is changing fast. When Match.comâs annual singles survey asked men about their biggest turn-ons for 2016, the number-one answer was âfemale entrepreneursâŚ.Ninety-five percent of men want women to ask for menâs phone numbers and initiate the first kiss, according to the Match survey. Women are âpiling into the job market, gaining economically, and gaining sexually and socially,â Fisher says. For men, âfeminism has really made dating easier, safer, and more enjoyable for themâ [pg. 11]
âHistorically, women have married men a few years their senior. While I understand the rationale for this-women favored men who were providers, and older men tended to be more financially secure-the traditional age gap has always had demographic disadvantages for American women. Whenever the population is growing, which has long been the case in the United States, the dating market tends to favor the sex that dates youngerâ [pg. 131]
âYour decision-making process isnât exclusively focused on finding the best, itâs also fixated on maintaining maximum flexibility. Otherwise, you run the risk of ending up worse off than you could have beenâ [pg 44]