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Allow me to explain:

Men are supposed to be able to hold their own in a fight, if need be. Men are supposed to be able to fight better than women. Men are supposed to be manly.

But once you're in your late 30s, that's gone. Look at this article: https://www.fightful.com/mma/exclusives/analysis-average-age-among-ufc-elite-and-what-does-it-mean

Most fighters have an 8-10 year career, commencing around the age of 22, peaking in their late 20s and sliding off (often drastically) around the age of 32. There will always be outliers but based on what Ive seen, read, etc, this is what history has shown us.

Take into consideration MMA mileage, and these numbers will change. For those who may not know, MMA mileage is basically the amount of training (sometimes hard training and sparring) that a fighter has endured. Some start in their teens, peak in their mid 20s then begin to fall off in their late 20s.
Others get a late start to their MMA careers, say in their mid to late 20s, and will peak in their early 30s and begin falling off in their mid to late 30s.

These are elite athletes/fighters, who do everything right - nutrition, training, sleep, no drinking, etc. They still fall off by their late 30s. Imagine just how much more drastic is the physical decline of an average couch potato or a regular, averagely active man who has a beer from time to time, a guy with a dad body, etc.

Once you're in your 40s, your average 20-something will be able to beat you up. Once you're 45, which is by no means geriatric but not young, an athletic woman can probably beat you up too, especially if she goes for the nuts. Once you're 45, if you're not in shape already you will never be.

But it gets worse: by 45 you won't be attractive. those 20-something HOPAs will think you're gross. Good luck getting laid with attractive women at that age if you're not married already.

How do men deal with this? I'm in my mid 20s and this already worries me.