Why do the beautiful ladies settle for No 2?

So where exactly is the problem?

Relationship counsellor Sheila Wachira and columnist with the Standard's Eve Woman says women have an inescapable desire to outdo each other. If, say, a friend married a doctor, another woman would want to marry an engineer to get even. And this has led women to overlook otherwise eligible men, who are not necessarily in the blue-chip category.

Thus why, by the time their fantasies collides with realities on the ground, they are too old, and bachelors rarely care less about them. Why are beautiful women settling for No 2?