7/10 Girls Ghost 9/10 Guys Chasing 10/10 FantasiesThen Scream ‘Marriage is a Scam’ on the Internet
Picture this. A solid 7/10 girl in her prime is out here swiping like she’s shopping for a unicorn. She’s convinced only a 10/10 guy is “worthy.” Nine out of ten perfectly decent dudes? Instant left swipe. Too short, too average, too “not exciting enough.” She’s holding out for the six-pack finance bro who also writes poetry and has perfect jawline genetics.
Fast-forward a decade. She’s now pushing 32, the glow has faded to a respectable 5/10, and suddenly the 8/10 guys she used to ignore are nowhere in sight—they’re busy locking down women who didn’t spend their twenties treating them like clearance-rack options. So what happens? She “settles” for a 4/10 dude who’s nice enough, stable enough, and desperate enough. Cue the instagram reels: “Marriage is such a scam, men are trash, where did the spark go?” The same spark she murdered by chasing a fantasy that never existed.
It’s not rocket science. Looks fade. youth is temporary. The market is merciless. Yet we send kids into adulthood with zero education on this. No class. No reality check. Just Disney fairy tales and instagram filters. Marriages crumble not because of “toxic men” or “gold-digging women,” but because both sides walked in with expectations higher than Mount Everest and reality checks lower than sea level.
There should be a mandatory college subject—call it “Reality 101: How Not to Screw Up Your Entire Life Choosing a Spouse.” Teach boys that their value isn’t infinite. Teach girls that the wall doesn’t negotiate. Teach both that “settling” isn’t failure—it’s called being a functional adult. Until then, enjoy the endless cycle of entitlement, rejection, and viral victimhood posts. The algorithm loves it. Real life? Not so much.