I agree that my statement applies to both genders and to a variety of adjectives one may choose to attribute to themselves. I don't agree with your assertion about women applying standards to men that they don't apply to themselves; that to me sounds like a sweeping generalization and lazy logic.

The writer was writing about a specific issue, self professed nice guys. I've never heard any of my female friends refer to themselves as a nice girl and claim it was a reason for not getting a man the same way I have heard men complain about nice guys supposedly finishing last (which isn't true, by the way, my husband is a very nice guy and he managed to find me).

If you feel there's a double standard or some unfairness at play, perhaps you should write your own article about it.

That's all I have to say. I won't be commenting further as my point has been made abundantly clear. All the best.