Why do guys complain about "basic" girls but actually seem to prefer them anyway?

[Anonymous]

My cousin was complaining about 6 months ago about how all the girls he matches with on Tinder tend to be very... bland. He said they all have really generic profiles, with things like "Live. Laugh. Love" or "Family, friends, pizza, and Insta are my life." He says these girls were as boring on dates as they are in their profiles, and wished he could find a girl with a "unique" personality, intelligence, and quirky interests. I introduced him to a beautiful, kind friend of mine who has all of those qualities - environmental science background, published poet, avid reader, great cook. But he decided he didn't want to see her again. Last week he brought a new girl to our family gathering, and she was basically everything he said he hated - she kept playing with Instagram, taking photos of my grandma's food and almost constant selfies with my cousin, and her primary hobbies appeared to be watching Netflix and shopping. Soooo... why do guys complain about girls like this, yet seem to actually prefer them when it comes down to it?

[genericname85]

i have a few male friends who are particularly into basic/dumb girls, cause they're not such a hassle to get laid with. men are thirsty for sex. if you don't give them sex, they'll go for other girls that will.

[scooogy]

Maybe because he either felt like he had to be like her or she even wanted to make him the same as her.

[Screenwriter]

Might have something to do with the glossy, attractive skin deep qualities, not the richer ones like intelligence, kindness, interests. Clearly his actions are telling you what he values. Ignore his words.

[nerms123]

Lol yeah it was just sour grapes on his part. He was just whining about what he thought he couldn’t have

[Anonymous]

Any guy on tinder is just a desperate loser. It is well known how terrible online dating is for men, so the guy do go on them you know are just idiots

[Anonymous]

the same way y'all keep saying looks don't matter, but still go exactly after guys with looks