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dating women in their 30s: what a man with options really sees | musing no. 9

you weren’t her first choice. you were her last shot.

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Jun 25, 2025
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A confident woman in her 30s stands by the window of a luxury hotel suite, holding a champagne flute, gazing out at the sunset. A sharply dressed man sits across from her, watching intently. Between them, a table with roses and charcuterie. The moment is rich with silent tension—reflecting emotional depth, mutual scrutiny, and the quiet power of choice. Visual for cuffed musing no. 9: “dating women in their 30s: what a man with options really sees.”

(aka: “Why wasn’t she already claimed?”)

Let’s be brutally honest. When a successful man in his 40s meets an attractive, available woman in her 30s, the first thought is almost always:

“If she’s such a…

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