This is a sign that things have actually come a long way. The author does not fully understand the concept of hypergamy but she does know it exists.

He answer to hypergamy is -hypergamy. Well of course, what else is a girl to do? The solution is more masculine men, the cream of the crop of current men are masculine enough, that is what a girl wants. That's right love, that's hypergamy.

I do wonder what most women would do with a more masculine man with more testosterone? Those qualities of drive, energy, strength, focus, courage decisiveness and so on that she admires can be turned towards a woman -usually in acquisition- but they are primarily the man's. Such a man has less need of a woman, more options, less need to please her, more desire to go out and find adventure, less fear of letting her know he is displeased. Its not likely to result in him taking her shopping more at weekends anyway. One doubts more manly men would be voting for as much feminism and free shit to be given out as weak men.

My wife is in her 40s and just hitting her stride as an excellent housewife. She feels joy in learning to be submissive to her husband, and is learning all kinds of trad home skills, like how to skin/cook squirrels and make carpets out of yarn. "Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she smiles at the future."

This woman's problem is not that she is "past her prime". It's that she squandered her entire life for popularity, attention, and money, and has nothing of value to show for it. She is a useless, unfulfilled, purposeless woman, like millions of others without husbands/children.

The devil always collects his due. As her physical body slowly decays, only depression, hopelessless, and resentment will remain. She will gradually become a bitter old hag who still smears makeup on her face and dreams of the past.