Maybe what the author is talking about isn't really 'social skills.' I see it more as the ability to connect with someone.

Relationships, for women, are really more about connecting to each other. Everyone has a different way of connecting. If someone connects with you, and is able to listen and respond and share themselves in a way that is respectful, honest, and good, is more about what this author is talking about, in my opinion. Social skills can be a major help in the area, but only to a point, and really that's a very neurotypical way of looking at the issue.

As an autistic person, who is happily in a relationship with another autistic person, we both could easily be argued lacking in the social skills department, but we're still happily with each other. It's more about how willing and able a person is to connect with a potential partner, instead of trying to manipulate women like a pet.

Neurotypical people tend to use social skills as the path to human connection, so the author is using them interchangeably, not realizing they may not be the same concept. However there are other ways people can find to connect to each other, and connection can happen in other mediums as well.