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I don't have a very clear image of either a 2nd percentile female face, or of what the app scene is like, but the latter sounds pretty dire from reports, so sure, she might get some serious interest there. Or LLM approximations thereof. And then if she generally behaves well, doesn't ghost serious men, makes good choices, is actually compatible with a man who wants marriage, then she might in fact find a well off husband. Or maybe he would string her along for a few years hoping he could do better but still enjoying the sex, and eventually they would break up, and they would be both be a couple of years older, but it would mean more to her than to him.
It's not that the marriage and family version of the story never happens. It's just that there are a lot of ifs and uncertainties, a lot of places where it might not work out, after investing quite a bit of effort. Which happens to men as well, but I'm not arguing that men have it easier.
So my argument isn't that she won't get interest, or even a relationship, but that many of those 99 thin but ugly women will just end up in a relationship that wastes their youth without obtaining a commitment, unless they have a lot else going for them. Especially if the man is sensible and realizes that if they marry and have kids, her body will change, and she will probably become fatter and more sedentary over time.
I'm not sure I understand your point . . . do you disagree with my predicted outcome?
That any specific woman would get a lot of attention, dates, and probably a relationship? Yes, I agree she probably would. That any given woman could find a well off man to marry through the apps in her early 20s? Not with high confidence. I would guess about even odds, worse than a chubby young woman would have by not working out but going to church events. Good enough to try out, not good enough to be planning her entire life around.
I think you are underestimating just how attracted men are to a young woman who is in great physical shape. Just my humble opinion.
That's a separate issue. This is just a thought experiment.
Anyway, are you saying that my hypothetical plain girl with a smoking hot body started going to church events, she should be able to attract a well-off marriage minded man?
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