> (From the Reddit post) "I’ve had men tell me that..."
I have never known men to not pursue women in earnest when real chemistry exists. This paragraph seems so much unlike the way men court women in real-life.
In a perfect world everyone would find love. I hope this person does too. Life can be very unfair, however some people behave in ways that make the job of finding lasting companionship much harder.
The parent, and we, don't "need" to consider the above.
It's already available to us, as that is the original framing in the linked post. If someone is content with that, they can stick with it and it's authors own explanation.
What people DO need to consider, and the parent did remind us of, is the possibility that this might not be the true reality. Which, more often than not, is the case when one speaks about themselves and how good and balanced they are.
(Your tone - e.g. "repulsively small minded" is also kind insulting).