I'll share something I heard from a Millenial once. (Proud Gen Xer here.) One day at work, myself, a fellow Gen X attractive women and this millenial were talking. He asked us respectively what we did on our first dates back in HS. Dinner and a movie was the answer. The he asked how it went down. In both cases, the guy asked the girl and it happened. He said "My dad once told me it's the Three P's. Paired Off, Planned, and Paid For. 'Do YOU want to go to DINNER with ME on FRIDAY NIGHT?'" He said that young people are all about group dating and that didn't do it old school anymore. Millenial in question always worked that angle and to his credit, he married WAY up. He said he was basically a pimp growing up working that method. Now fast forward to my man, Travis Kelce. He worked it old school. HE asked HER out on a DATE. Not Netflix and chilling. Took her to a football game and then to a steakhouse.
That's what I would tell young people. The Three P's.
As for over 35 types, the quality of single men at that age is so wretched that I legitimately feel sorry for single, impressive women. (Attractive, good job, etc.) We have dozens of women friends in that age bracket and it's just awful. They'll date most anyone. If you're like @Brisketexan and have a least a little conversational ability and can dress yourself, you'd have to actively try to be an incel.
Getting a woman is literally the easiest it's every been in human history. Endless dating apps and your competition is truly wretched. If a man is having problems with this, he needs some therapy and/or a look in the mirror. That's why the Joe Rogan fans of the world are mad.