Breaking the rules is only an advantage if other parties aren't breaking them. Just like guys playing the field, guys who "drop out" are breaking the rules too, same with the guys who won't settle for the girl at 35 who made it obvious they didn't give a shit about these guys when they were 21. Whether conscientious of it or not, all these guys mentioned above are simply breaking the rules that have been in place to ensure women maximize life and the dating world. Women haven't been playing by any "rules" in decades, and it's starting to come to roost. This evens out the playing field and now they actually have to earn the dream life that they want, more and more. The rules dictate that women are entitled to commitment from any guy that she sleeps with (the male equivalent would be a woman owing a man sex because he buys her dinner, both are absurd), and that there will always be some man there to be her safety net, regardless of what she's done, how she's conducted herself, or how she's treated other people. So much for the "fairer" sex.
Civilize the mind but make savage the body.