[hueving]

They are critical, but not unrealistic. From that blog:

"As you can see from the gray line, women rate an incredible 80% of guys as worse-looking than medium. Very harsh. On the other hand, when it comes to actual messaging, women shift their expectations only just slightly ahead of the curve, which is a healthier pattern than guys’ pursuing the all-but-unattainable."

[aianus]

You can also interpret that as "women would rather date guys they think are ugly than be alone" (as the author does in the following sentences).

[hueving]

Isn't that being realistic though?

[Caprinicus]

Only if you assume the default position is needing to constantly have a partner