OK I'm going to be painting with a very wide, casual brush here...
Women are much more adapted to be critical about their chosen mates (for good reason...they bear the children). Their algorithms are very complex, whereas men's rules for mating are simple. And it isn't just one-dimensional; a man isn't just "more or less mate-worthy", it might depend on a variety of factors including the time of the month. During ovulation (when she's most fertile) a woman will be sexually attracted to a man with more masculine, aggressive facial features, while during the rest of the month she's more attracted to a man with slightly softer ones. Think about that. Nature is skewed to make the nice guys raise the children of the douche bags...makes sense too. The woman would want the nice guy to stick around and help raise the kid(s), whereas the douche-bag isn't very reliable. And you can't blame the women, it isn't a conscious choice any more than it's a conscious choice for men to be visually aroused...
Edit: after reading my post, I'd like to add that as a species we're still transitioning away from lizard-brain to transcendence. This means that we're ALL dealing with conflicting emotions. A woman might make a choice for a mate based on rational thoughts, emotional bonding, primal lust, etc. It's my opinion that the choice for a mate by a woman based on primal lust is the least effective in this increasingly civilized world in terms of individual child survivability...and the results are manifested in unwed mothers enduring financial hardship as they try to raise these kids on their own.
Women are much more adapted to be critical about their chosen mates (for good reason...they bear the children). Their algorithms are very complex, whereas men's rules for mating are simple. And it isn't just one-dimensional; a man isn't just "more or less mate-worthy", it might depend on a variety of factors including the time of the month. During ovulation (when she's most fertile) a woman will be sexually attracted to a man with more masculine, aggressive facial features, while during the rest of the month she's more attracted to a man with slightly softer ones. Think about that. Nature is skewed to make the nice guys raise the children of the douche bags...makes sense too. The woman would want the nice guy to stick around and help raise the kid(s), whereas the douche-bag isn't very reliable. And you can't blame the women, it isn't a conscious choice any more than it's a conscious choice for men to be visually aroused...
Edit: after reading my post, I'd like to add that as a species we're still transitioning away from lizard-brain to transcendence. This means that we're ALL dealing with conflicting emotions. A woman might make a choice for a mate based on rational thoughts, emotional bonding, primal lust, etc. It's my opinion that the choice for a mate by a woman based on primal lust is the least effective in this increasingly civilized world in terms of individual child survivability...and the results are manifested in unwed mothers enduring financial hardship as they try to raise these kids on their own.