[pmoriarty]

The article you link to was not published in a reputable peer-reviewed journal, or any journal, as far as I know, so I'd take its claims with a grain of salt.

However, even assuming it's accurate, it says:

"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."

So even though the women rated most men as unattractive, they were actually more open to dating less attractive men than men were open to dating less attractive women.