Is this hurting my friend's chances at dating?

If he wants to find someone who will be honest with him, he needs to be honest with them as well. Sounds like maybe he is focusing too much on his age and not on who he really is. Most women don't care how old you are as long as you don't act like an old person. For instance, my uncle is 56 and he looks like he's 30. He works out 2 hours a day. He goes for a 14 mile run every Sunday morning before church. He goes out to bars and dances and has fun. He meets women who are my age (20's) and when I see him with them it's so weird. The girls say they know how old he is but they don't care because apparently he's "hot." lol. Anyway, he just needs to live his life. Age is just a number.