You are ignoring the reality that women are human and human words should not be trusted because we are beings of ego.

Humans are dishonest negotiators and spend most of their time rationalizing good sounding copes instead of being honest and addressing issues to get what they actually want.

“She wasn’t fired, she quit” energy. Most say they are happy, but they always are miserable (outside of the masks they wear in public). There natural face would have a slight frown to it and they will have wrinkles and other signs that hint to there misery.

Most women are treating themselves as appreciating assets. So they are holding out until their value increases enough to get the man they want.

Mostly because they were taught that we are equal, so men must want the same thing as women want. And women see men me value frequently appreciating as he gets more experience, wealth, etc.

Then when they are too deep into it, they cling to sunken cost fallacies and just endlessly double down.

When in actuality men want women who are lovable, not employable.

Same is true with most men who quit dating. They are just one blow job away from getting married a lot of the time.