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It is a silly article but, the first commenter in the "article" makes a good point that is rarely made on this forum and is worth repeating, I quote... “When you reach your mid-40s, it’s not so much that dating a younger woman becomes more attractive, it’s just harder not to date them. The law of averages means that proportionately fewer women your age are single".... this is exactly my situation, it is just far more likely that I will encounter a fit and single woman (without multiple kids) that is under 35 than a similar one that is over 35.
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It is a silly article but, the first commenter in the "article" makes a good point that is rarely made on this forum and is worth repeating, I quote... “When you reach your mid-40s, it’s not so much that dating a younger woman becomes more attractive, it’s just harder not to date them. The law of averages means that proportionately fewer women your age are single".... this is exactly my situation, it is just far more likely that I will encounter a fit and single woman (without multiple kids) that is under 35 than a similar one that is over 35.
This makes quite a bit of sense. The downside is, well, I found that 34-38 were the worst ages to date women as that clock was really hoping. Even those that previously claim that they didn't want kids often changed and it would create an issue. With me dating older women it just didn't come up much, and generally I found even since my late 30s I had more in common with early/mid 40s women.
Though my geographic region might be a bit unusual in that there isn't' a shortage of adult women without children.
It is a silly article but, the first commenter in the "article" makes a good point that is rarely made on this forum and is worth repeating, I quote... “When you reach your mid-40s, it’s not so much that dating a younger woman becomes more attractive, it’s just harder not to date them. The law of averages means that proportionately fewer women your age are single".... this is exactly my situation, it is just far more likely that I will encounter a fit and single woman (without multiple kids) that is under 35 than a similar one that is over 35.
And then you get lonely young men coming here and being angry with and blaming women for not dating them... maybe they should be blaming their competition, the older men! lol. Maybe these younger guys, instead of pointing fingers, look at older men and see what it is about them that makes them appealing to some of the women of their generation.
And then you get lonely young men coming here and being angry with and blaming women for not dating them... maybe they should be blaming their competition, the older men! lol. Maybe these younger guys, instead of pointing fingers, look at older men and see what it is about them that makes them appealing to some of the women of their generation.
I'm not sure where this became about younger men. This thread is about older men and younger women. Jilla what's with the abrasive attitude all of sudden? This isn't like you at all.
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Originally Posted by Robert5
It is a silly article but, the first commenter in the "article" makes a good point that is rarely made on this forum and is worth repeating, I quote... “When you reach your mid-40s, it’s not so much that dating a younger woman becomes more attractive, it’s just harder not to date them. The law of averages means that proportionately fewer women your age are single".... this is exactly my situation, it is just far more likely that I will encounter a fit and single woman (without multiple kids) that is under 35 than a similar one that is over 35.
And how old are the men these women in this range marrying? I would think they would be marrying men in the same age range. Wouldn't that leave the same amount of single men and women in this particular age range?
I'm not sure where this became about younger men. This thread is about older men and younger women. Jilla what's with the abrasive attitude all of sudden? This isn't like you at all.
And how old are the men these women in this range marrying? I would think they would be marrying men in the same age range. Wouldn't that leave the same amount of single men and women in this particular age range?
Not trying to be abrasive, I just find it interesting when you look at the threads about older men going after younger women (and having success) and younger men going after their own age group and not having much success and then the younger men, in their frustration, get angry and blame women for their dating problems. The whole, maybe younger men should be angry at older men for poaching women their age was a joke (a lame one it would seem)--give them something new to blame other than women. Oh well. Next time I will be sure to add a or something so I am more clear.
The serious part of my message is for younger guys. And I suppose it's a bit off topic, but it's not really worth it's own thread. I am just saying that maybe some of these younger guys without luck should look to what it is older men are doing that's different. Trust me, it's not that a man is older that a woman is interested... it's something that goes along with being older. Maybe it's confidence, stability, they are mellowed out, maybe they have different tastes in entertainment, etc. Maybe knowing what it is that attracts younger women to older men would help younger men to figure out how to attract someone. Kind of like watching an older brother or something.
Maybe I'm getting old but I don't think that men in their mid-30's dating women in their 20's and 30's to be what I think of when I think of older men dating younger women. I think of men in their 40's and 50's dating women in their 20's.
Maybe I'm getting old but I don't think that men in their mid-30's dating women in their 20's and 30's to be what I think of when I think of older men dating younger women. I think of men in their 40's and 50's dating women in their 20's.
I agree. One decade apart is usually OK from what I see, maybe even a couple years beyond that.
Trust me, it's not that a man is older that a woman is interested... it's something that goes along with being older.
I am both one of those older guys that can attract younger women, and I used to be one of those young guys that could not get a date. I can only speak for myself, I am just literally far more attractive now then when I was in my 20s. There is both a simple and complex route to that. The simple route is that some men just grow into being better looking at 50 then at 20, my complex route is more detailed, but I am not willing to share those details.
Time for everyone to listen to the freakonomics episode about dating. Looks are the biggest factor for men. It's not as big of a factor for women.
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or something so I am more clear. 