Single men who ask: Where have all the good women gone?
The Mail sparked a furore when we talked to single women who said chaps today are boring, grumpy slobs. Now, the men fight back — with a vengeance!
HE is what you might call, with some understatement, a catch. Chris Gray, 57, is tall and attractive with dark hair and blue eyes. By his own admission, he is ‘ very well‑off’, owns several properties, including a £1.3 million terraced house in affluent Chiswick, West London, and is financially set for life, thanks to a series of successful investments.
A widower, Chris is educated and well‑travelled — in part thanks to his previous career as a BBC cameraman of 30 years’ standing.
The cherry on the cake? For hobbies, he flies small aircraft and enjoys dining in Michelin‑starred restaurants.
so why, you might wonder, has Chris joined the growing band of British men, old and young, who have sworn off women for ever?
it’s simple, he says. There simply aren’t any good women out there.
‘i have given up. i have many female friends, but i can’t be bothered to deal with all the hang‑ups and complications other women have,’ he says.
‘Often, at my stage in life, many of them are divorced and seem full of bitterness and anger.’
That’s certainly not the only complaint single men such as Chris direct at potential female partners they meet.
indeed, after the Mail recently recounted the stories of attractive single women who appeared to have everything, yet said they
still couldn’t find a decent man, there was a significant backlash from male readers.
Men told us in their droves that it wasn’t they who were to blame — but women.
They insisted romances failed today, not because of male laziness and a lack of attention to their physical appearance as claimed, but because women are picky and demanding divas, who either treat dates like job interviews or are all too keen to leap into bed.
Above all else, though, men said women