The basic reason why most men seek out a wife and a long term relationship is to have a family... This is basic 101 kind of information..
Woman who are young and fertile have the best chance to successfully bring a pregnancy to term and have a healthy baby.. This also is basic undeniable information..
Men have an inbuilt ability to know if a woman is young and firtile and thus men will always try to establish a relationship with that kind of woman.. Because deep down the vast majority of men want to be dads and establish a family..
Now woman instinctively know this and so they spend so much time and effort making themselves look young in the hope it will make them look more fertile and thus attractive.. Of course men can see though most of this deception.. Men know what a young fertile woman looks like.. No amount of pasting on make up and skin products and pretty clothing will fool a man into thinking that an older infertile woman is young and fertile.. So for a lot of woman all that extreme effort is a waste of time.. In fact if a woman is trying too hard it send a signal to men that she is infertile..
Now some men are not looking for a mother of their children.. For what ever reason some give up on having a family or have already had Children so they are more accepting of older woman to form a relationship.. But they are less in number then the men who still want to be dads..
So for woman who want a man as a husband the key is to get the best man you can when you are young and fertile.. That's when you are going to be at your best in attractiveness to most men.. If a woman wants a man she should have one by the time she is 27 because from that moment on her youth and fertility will begin to decline and so will her options in men.. If she waits till her mid to late 30's then her options will be drastically reduced..
Most men who want to be dads see a mid 30's woman to be a high risk candidate for starting a family with.. So most men of any quality will look past the mid 30 woman and will be looking for a woman in her 20's.. Unless of course he does not want kids.. Sadly many woman in their mid 30's are seeking a husband because they know their biological clock is ticking and they need to find a husband to obtain a dad for the baby they are seeking to have.. So their desire to find a dad for their kids is at it's highest when their chances of finding a dad for their kids has drastically declined..
So many of these woman get into relationships with men who will not commit.. And are put into distress and when they push the matter the men break off the relationship and move on.. Because the man does not want to try to have a family with that woman..
I know this is probably hard reading for some.. But it is the real world situation and woman should realize that and younger woman should be made aware of this situation and factor this into their plans accordingly..
For those who were wondering where Galatea and I were getting the "27" from...
I know Adstar probably meant well, but every situation is different and some of us might, just might, have a longer shelf life than 27 (especially if God has anything to do with it.)
Now, I do agree that no man who wants to start cranking out babies is going to come knocking out my door. But I have no desire to start a family in my mid-40's and, as God designed it, men get older, too.
I had stated this earlier, but in my experience on the dating scene, most of the men I've met in my age range already have children from previous relationships and are paying out the nose for them--having more children (aka, being attracted to a woman's "fertility")--is definitely not a priority for them.
I will say that I do think there are two very prevalent social "beliefs" about men and women today: Men are after good looks and youth (if it involves the good looks), and women are after money.
As Christians, maybe there is hope that we can be the exceptions...?
I think a lot of women maintain quite good looks until at least menopause 
