A reader asks: “Question for the Professor: I am new to the dating scene after a 25+‑year marriage. Of five girlfriends, all near 50 years old, only one shit‑tested me—and she did it hard, fast, and continuously. Am I just lucky, do ladies drop that shit once they get older and have fewer options, or do you have any other theories?” He also notes that all of them respond well to alpha behavior and mostly negatively to beta traits, which suggests his frame is holding.

I don’t really have much personal experience with women in their late 40s other than what I overhear them say to each other at work. The oldest woman I’ve ever banged was 33, and the oldest I’ve ever dated was 30; my current girl is in her early 20s. To get a more grounded view, I called a buddy in South Florida who happens to be quite the lady‑killer and asked him the question above. I’m paraphrasing in Manosphere speak, but here’s essentially his take on it.

With age comes maturity, but maturity isn’t always a good thing. Those who were light shit testers in their youth often mature into rather pleasant individuals who reserve their shit tests for guys who “deserve it,” while those who were chronic shit testers young grow into rancid, disagreeable professional shit‑testing bitches. Tell the guy he’s not getting lucky; he’s actually seeing the benefit of being a single 50‑something‑year‑old man.

There’s a reason you see so many old geezers on the golf course who are single and couldn’t be happier. They’re dating women who have had the rough edges knocked off by years of marriage or riding the cock carousel for years. By their late 40s, women realize the type of man they’re attracted to won’t stand for their shit, so they learn to cool it. Another reason for less shit testing is that many in that age group were raised in a different era and some are as pleasant at 51 as they were at 15.