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Assuming you are right, you must add one more thing to your hypothesis that men around 50 have the largest dating pool: you must have some status and wealth to access the younger women.

A broke, non handsome, average 50 year old guy will have exactly 0 access to women between 18 and 35.

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> A broke, non handsome, average 50 year old guy will have exactly 0 access to women between 18 and 35.

I have seen tens of counter examples to this in the West. Men often get more confident, more stable, and more stable as they get older, and the world itself simply treats them more respectfully.

If you otherwise is an interesting person that takes care of himself (ie. don't look like you've given up), you don't need wealth. That's a myth that needs to die. Sure, once you're past 40 or so, you need to pay more attention to how you look, but that's just the reality of getting older.

I've heard stories of men in their 50s (if I remember correctly), that were broke and homeless, but still had plenty of hot, young women in their life.

People (the women) don't start with asking "how much money do you make" and might not discover that, until they're a bit in love already, and thereafter they might think it doesn't matter that much?

So being happy (having created a happy life for oneself) and taking care of oneself (and others) is what matters more I suppose

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