What makes a man an eligible bachelor today? Serious question.

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Why is she looking at her phone?

>>17271546
Pretty much the same things time and again...single, financially secure (or with the potential to be soon), reasonably attractive, has his own place, possesses confidence and basically has their life together except for companionship...

>>17271549
Because shes female.

>>17271546
bachelor = not married
eligible = available.

You may not be asking the right question. I suspect you meant the word "desirable" in there somewhere.

>>17271546
Summed up in a single word: stability. Not being liable to turn psycho on a woman who accepts him, breaks up with him, or turns him down. There are no truly universal answers to the question of what women want, but this is as close as it gets.

Everything else is really nothing but a proxy for this. You want a guy who can take care of himself so that he will not lean excessively on you to do it for him, or fall completely to hell when you are gone. You want a guy who doesn't obsess over one thing so that transference won't kick in and turn you into his new sole obsession. You want a guy who doesn't go into threatening posturing so that it doesn't escalate into an actual threat.

Succesful, famous and handsome never hurts, but if you're talking real life:

>single, looking for a serious relationship and no clear baggage (like an ex that is still in his life and obviously into him)
>financially independent and a history of employment
>reasonably attractive, grooms himself properly, has at least basic sense of style and has a healthy weight
>is part of a warm family, of a pleasant and welcoming social circle
>is at least decent at sex (does foreplay, pays attention to whether his girl is satisfied) and romance (like being able to give a sincere and spontaneous compliment)
>good at communicating and understanding of the importance of compromise
>at least something interesting about him - be it an interesting hobby or a great storytelling/conversational ability
>bonus points for stuff like being able to cook well, being great with kids (endearing whether you want them or not), having an active lifestyle or a stereotypically masculine hobby, having a special talent and so on

Other things are personal (like preference for kids or no kids). Also this is talking marriage material. If you mean what makes someone attractive to young girls not thinking of that, it's just a combination of being confident and having good looks that makes someone hot.