In my intuition, men are actually asking the question, subconsciously, "I wonder who she dated last? Do I match up or jump the closest bridge?" Since men have been hit by a neurological wave of reactions, they have no idea what to say and so, that is the only question that they can think of - because it is what they are thinking, "how can a woman like this be single? What piece of shit neglects her or treats her bad? If she was the problem, how bad is she?"