But you aren't kidding about women's preferences on dating sites. They can actually go on and on and on, sometimes numbering fifty or sixty necessary traits. By contrast, what does a man want? Aside from political men who need a competent hostess, I think just about every man wants:
1. A woman who is passably attractive.
2. A woman who isn't crazy.
That's about it, but damn that narrows down 3.5 billion women mighty fast.
I never saw as many as that myself but a dozen or more wouldn’t be unusual. A few might be reasonable such as “must love dogs” but nearly all would be materialistic, or physical traits that no one has any control over. I imagine the authors of these elaborate lists also complain bitterly to anyone who’ll listen that “there are no decent men”.
And I never, ever saw a man list the bra size or handbag brand his match should have...
When checking out the norms for men when writing my own profile I never saw any men as detailed about their physical requirements, interestingly.