Census (1), there are 6,660,000 single Caucasian women (never married) in the U.S between 25 and 39 years of age.

My preference is a slender, non-smoking, Caucasian woman with perhaps a bachelor’s degree or above, between the ages of 25-39. who suit my preferences and who may be interested in me. So, on a lonely Monday night, I have decided to statistically determine the percentage of available women that are in the U.S. I’ve spent about $2,000 dollars on matchmaking services to no avail. Theoretically, all these should be attractive qualities for educated females. I ran three Boston Marathons, and I am a 4.0 computer rated USTA tennis player. I’m well published and successful in my profession. I’m of healthy proportions (2), I have an excellent credit rating (812, provided by Equifax), and I am a college professor (PhD). I’m decent looking, neatly dressed and tall (6’1), and in fact only 11% of individuals my age are as tall or taller than me (2), and women generally don’t want to be in a relationship in which they are taller than their male partners (3).

I would like to think that I have a lot going for me. So if you are single by that point, your chances of marriage is not good.Īs a 44-year-old Caucasian male, I am one of the 18% of the Caucasian men in my age group (40-44 years of age) that has never been married. By the time an individual turns 40, the likelihood that he/she will ever become married, if the person is single at that time-point, is slim, as the percentage of never married 40-44 year olds is 15%, and remains relatively the same up to 60 years of age. This percentage of “availability” drops to 54%, and then 30%, and finally 18% between 25-29, 30-34, and 35-39 years of age, respectively. I’m sure some of these individuals were in relationships, but nonetheless they were not married. That does not mean that all of these single women were actually “single”. Census, 84% of the Caucasian population between 20 to 24 years of age were not married yet (1).

Sorry to be a Debbie downer, but it is my opinion that finding a mate that suits your preferences and who is interested in you is very hard indeed.Īccording to the 2011 U.S. However, older you get, the harder it is to find a mate because the majority of our population matches up soon after college. I am ready to settle down and have a family.

The statistical probability of love