This does not mean that women must necessarily possess these characteristics. Nevertheless, they must project them. If they do not possess them naturally, they must at least be skilled at managing impressions.
One important characteristic high-quality men look for in women is sexual freshness.
What is often surprising is that young women with little or no sexual experience project an image as if they were highly experienced. They may do this through revealing clothing or vulgar language.
While these attributes may provoke a sexual reaction from men, they are counterproductive if a woman's strategy is to capture a high-quality man for a long-term relationship.
Obviously, a youthful appearance sends a message of sexual freshness. However, appropriate dressing and behavior can easily compensate for being 10 or more years older.
While even unwise women avoid bragging about the number of men they have slept with, they often still brag about other aspects of being modern.
Just like men who want to impress, they openly boast about how many places they have been to (the more, the better) or what achievements in social life they have managed (knowing this person, knowing that place).
For a strategy of capturing a high-quality man for a long-term relationship (preferably a formal marriage), this is simply unnecessary. The more general experience in the modern world a woman relates, the more sexual experience a man will assume she has.
Having stayed in Paris for two months last year? A man will assume she had a boyfriend there (negative impact on her ranking).
Knowing some famous musicians or artists? Ah, a groupie (negative impact on her ranking).
Because it sends signals associated with sexual freshness, a young woman will have better prospects of getting married if she simply says: I have never traveled anywhere, I lived with my parents most of the time, and I concentrated on my studies.
Downplaying her experience may make her appear ordinary, and she may seem like nothing special. Furthermore, the social environment may not be aware of the positive signals she is sending to a high-quality man (if one is around). But her chances that a relationship with a high-quality man becomes a long-term one and leads to marriage are much better than the chances of a young woman who signals that she has plentiful sexual experience.