Yes, it comes down to this statement, which is a version of the similar quip, "Women don't need you, thus you see what you see." Of course, they need you in ways they aren't aware of, which is the problem, so it could be that their perception is that they don't need you. This proves the practical truth of the statement "perception is reality" in that perception isn't objective of course, but it has consequences. If madness (our culture) changes women, of course that matters to men, regardless of what women do or don't understand.
Sadly, this is largely the case as well, since everything became tech and monetized to uber degrees. There are a few things that the older, successful man in general finds not worth doing, which is something I was also going to post on. One of those things is dealing with women nowhere near their former value, which is one of the only reasons why a guy would spend all of his hard earned income, and promise a future, to a woman. Older men have a very solidified awareness of how much "work" women are, so if they don't make your life easier in at least a few ways, what's the point? I think this is the crux of the issue. I've recently even pondered to myself that if I did get married, I want nothing to do with the pomp and circumstance of a wedding. At a certain point, a lot of these things just need to vanish, as they are hassles and costs for no reason. Unless you are getting a young virgin bride what's the deal with this white dress and big wedding stuff? Then I laugh about what the reaction might be if I told a girl who was 29 or 30 that ... I wonder if she'd immediately walk away if that were a condition of marriage, just to keep it discreet, no nonsense, no hassles, just move on with life together.