I'm 38 and single, never married, solid job, no kids, no pets, and basically free to do whatever I want whenever I want outside the 9-5. A woman with kids is not a problem for me. I'm a pretty good looking guy. BUT I am 5'7" (actually that height for those that are question people's online heights). That wasn't a big issue when I was younger. But it seems to be more of one now. Plus my dogs passed away and I sold my boat. So my picture quality has gone down...lol. I'm also an introvert which makes things more fun. Although my last gf was an introvert and we clicked well. AND I live just north of Austin...so the dating pool is just grand...the things I see lol.
Dating over 35 does suck for all the reasons mentioned on here. Everything is a red flag depending on how the other person looks at it. Some are more real than others. For someone that tries not to judge people, dating is hard because that literally ALL it is.
An Aggie dating site would be great lol. My old roommates actually met on AggieDating.com back in the day and got married. It would be GREAT to date only Aggies. Maybe we need a dating section?