&gt;  I will suggest that most women are as bad about wanting men who are tall and moneyed as men are typically bad about wanting someone younger and hot looking<p>Agreed, although there seems to be a big difference in the social acceptability of admitting it.<p>Women will quite openly say they want a tall man, without being criticised. Whereas a man who says &quot;I won&#x27;t date anyone who weighs more than xxx lbs&quot; or &quot;I&#x27;ll only date women at least 5 years younger than me&quot; will often be seen as a shallow asshole.<p>This is only based on my experience of discussing it with (male and female) friends. YMMV