Curious is this guy looking to have kids? Or just be married?
If it’s having kids he probably missed the boat. Fertility goes way down past age 40, for both men and women. If he wants kids, he may have a hard time. His biological fertility is low. And if we’re to have kids, he’s probably need a woman nearly 10 years younger than himself, which is kind of a difficult as women live longer than men , it’s mathematically unlikely to get a mate so much younger than yourself.
Most women who are family orientated or traditional values would have already been married by his age. Now women are more likely to date older men than men are to date older women, however if all the men go for someone 10 years or more younger than themself, that will create a scarcity of younger women available. He might have more luck dating a woman in his own age range. But if he wants a family orientated woman, she’s probably already married, or is divorced and probably already had kids, which is often a turn off for many men. So it’s kind of a tall unrealistic order if he wants a traditional family centered woman who is interested in marriage who is either in his age range (and he’s still attracted to, sounds like he’s not attracted to many women his own age) or a woman significantly younger than himself who is just starting out, at which there will be a great deal of competition for since literally every like minded man older than her will be perusing her- a highly competitive situation.
I think it’s a good idea he stays single for now, few women are gonna for that bill.
I hope he heals from his past toxic relationship.