You can't generalise like this, it's absolutely mad!
I have a wonderful DH and Son, they are both decent, honest, caring, respectable and lovely men. I also have a father and ExH, who are not so great. So, there you go, 50/50.
I have been treated badly, mostly by the women in my life, actually :
The friend who tried to seduce my first husband.
The other best friend who shagged my first husband.
The 2 close friends who didn't so much as ring me when they found out that my first marriage was ending.
The friend who attacked me, because man she liked, wanted a date with me, and not her.
Please don't try to make out that all women are saints - I have met many more unhinged women than men.
I think women are inclined to not be so bothered about dating, if they find themselves single, at say, 50 + : sex drive is (maybe) reduced due to menopause, they don't need to find a man to get them pregnant, because they have already had their kids (or decided not to have kids), they are more likely to be financially stable, so don't need a second income coming in, and also don't want to risk joining their finances with another person at this point...... there are a good number of reasons why a middle aged women, won't be as bothered about finding a mate, as a woman in her 20's, who doesn't have much choice, if she wants to start a family and have the whole white picket fence fantasy.
As for saying that we don't need men at all - how ridiculous! There are thousands of jobs that women choose not to do, that we rely on men to do :
99% of Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians are men
99% of Carpenters and joiners are men
98% of Plumbers and heating and ventilating engineers are men
98% of Electricians and electrical fitters are men
98% of Metal working production and maintenance fitters are men
97% of Mobile machine drivers and operatives are men
97% of Large goods vehicle drivers are men
97% of Fork-lift truck drivers are men
96% of Glaziers, window fabricators and fitters are men
96% of Floorers and wall tilers are men
96% of Electrical and electronics technicians are men
95% of Construction workers are men
95% of Taxi drivers are men
95% of Train drivers are men
92% of Fire service officers are men
91% of Window cleaners are men
90% of Aircraft pilots and flight engineers are men
90% of Butchers are men
I could go on, and on. Most women, (myself included) could not turn our hand to ultra heavy lifting work, or bricklaying, or working in the sewers, but guess what, it magically gets done - by men.
Of course, you don't have to date men, you don't have to even like men - but to write them off as "not required" is so preposterous, as to be laughable.
Men and women bring their own qualities to the table. It wasn't that long ago, where you could see that more easily at home - the symbiotic relationship, between a man and a woman - him going out to do a heavy grafting job, her keeping the home fires burning, and caring for the children. Things aren't really like that any more, and divorce rates are through the roof - is that a good thing (women can leave), or a bad thing because the symbiotic element is crumbling? I don't know. I do know that I like the fact that if my car breaks, I can ask my DH to look at it for me. I like the fact that if there's a noise in the night, I have my DH here, who is 6ft 3, and could get in between me and any intruder. I don't mind the fact that his fingers are so chunky that he can't sew, so if he needs a button sewed on I'm happy to do him that favour.
Regards this quote from a PP :
Today at an event sat next to my OH four times I thought he had finished talking. So I started to say something to the woman opposite, four times he started up again like a chainsaw. In the end I just rolled my eyes and shrugged making a chatting endlessly sign with my hand
If a man came on here, and said that about his wife, there would be hell to pay.