For the young men feeling anxious about their lack of action, take heed and find solace in this: the best is yet to come.

The New York Times recently published an article based on a study by Science Advances, a high-level peer-reviewed scientific journal (i.e., not "Red Pill myths" as some skeptics and feminist types may be inclined to say.)

The study essentially affirms one of the core life truths any Red Pilled man knows: a man's SMV gradually increases, peaking around the mid-late 40s range, before slowly declining and flattening out in their 70s. For women, however, it's pretty much the opposite. Their SMV rapidly increases from their adolescent years, peaking in their early-mid 20s, before steeply declining from the late 20s-early 30s range.

If anything, the study actually suggests our estimates in the "manosphere" are very generous. Here are some interesting takeaways from the NYT article:

"The researchers determined that while men’s sexual desirability peaks at age 50, women’s starts high at 18 and falls from there."

"Michelle Drouin, a developmental psychologist who focuses on technology and relationships, was not surprised by the new study — in part because they “align with evolutionary theories of mating” in which youth suggests fertility, she said.

Dr. Drouin pointed out, though, that there are also theories that suggest that “men are just less interested in earning potential or power, and more interested in physical attractiveness.”"

Of course, there are also attempts to completely downplay the reality and prevalence of hypergamy:

"Dr. Drouin stressed that the preferences of people seeking mates online reflect aspiration, not necessarily what people want in real life. A key finding of the study was that most users sent messages to people who were more desirable than themselves. Twenty-five percent more desirable, to be exact.

This data represents “the reality of dating preferences” — in other words, dating out of your league, Dr. Drouin said. That is often not the reality of dating."

Note that Dr. Drouin (and her peer, Dr. Bruch) is a woman. Also note that, where raw scientific evidence (empirical data, if you will) validates red pill theory and basic evolutionary psychology/ sexual selection theory, she is quick to interpret the data in a manner that undermines hypergamy and presents women as egalitarian butterflies (qualitative evaluation, if you will). NAWALT is real, people, even in academic circles.

What are some of the key lessons from this? Well, nothing new for the regulars but, for the uninitiated, here are 3 actionable takeaways:

  1. Don't feel so bad that you are not banging HB9s and 10s in your early 20s. There is plenty of room for growth. Does that mean you should sit back and wait for a magical moment to happen sometime in your 40s? No. Keep chipping away, sculpting the best life you can for yourself, because nothing worth having (including hot sex with hot women) comes easily. Lift, read, travel, invest in friends and family time, develop strong habits, cultivate the entrepreneur in you (or sprint your way up the corporate ladder, whichever you are best suited to), etc., and you can actually accelerate this process. Also, it's worth adding that there isn't a cookie-cutter formula for success because we are all different: some of you here are genetically blessed and are "natural alphas", so the climb won't be as steep for you (note how there's still a climb either way.)
  2. Your ex-girlfriend, female friends, and other young women around you will almost invariably find it a lot easier to find attractive mates. That's okay and pretty natural. Not only will the tables turn soon enough, women are smart enough to know that these are their best years and they need to make the most of them while they last — it's actually expected. Smarten up, know your worth/ place in the sexual marketplace and do the same.
  3. Have a plan. Never sleepwalk through life, hoping for this and that. Have goals and stick to them. When it comes to matters of relationships and marriage, that could mean holding off marriage until your later years because if you marry too early you may come to pay a pretty penny for it later. A better strategy may be the George Clooney or Leonardo DiCaprio approach of waiting until your late 40s-early 50s, keeping a harem of supermodels for a while, before settling down and having children when a genuine, bona fide urge finally kicks in.