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Gotta agree with anon here. Women here have said repeatedly that while they may enjoy a brief period of fun with younger men, they prefer them closer to their own age.
No? I'm not? I'm sure because I wasted some time re-reading my post.
The question was about dating prospects, not wanting to settle and the realization that, after many other posters have stated, people who get picked over, are picked over for a reason. Except those, whose long term relationship didn't work out, spouse died etc.
Leftovers, especially men, who are single by a certain age, are so for a reason, i.e. committment phobes, ugly ducklings, manwhores, narcissisists, bipolars..etc
The average age at which people marry in the U.S. is 28, so if your line in the sand for men (or yourself) is 30, you are cutting it really, really close.
Maybe I should state, men who are over 30 and singlr, i.e. not coming out of an unlucky long term relationship. I just speak from my own experience and what I see around me. Like, the men with stable careers and a normal mindset are all in long-term relationships and married or at least planning to get married around their mid-thirties.
I've met quite some men over 30 who appeared to be a good catch, but later it always showed WHY their have been single. I really don't want to say that all single men over a certain age are defective, but the number of men who are desirable AND capable to form a relationship decreases significantly. Like I said, a lot of exceptions possible, but rare.
I'm glad that you got it all figured out. I'm forty and I am not getting married until June. So, I guess I'm a severe loser until then? But after June, I become normal? Even though, I've spent the last eight out of ten years with somebody. I just didn't get married. Didn't really want to until I met my fiancé. Some people just have to meet the right one before they take that next step. It doesn't make them losers or anything else that might require a psychiatrist.
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Gotta agree with anon here. Women here have said repeatedly that while they may enjoy a brief period of fun with younger men, they prefer them closer to their own age.
Closer age could be younger and not necessary older. + and - 5 years when you are in your 30s are acceptable to some. I think it's actually more compatible when a woman is older and the man is younger as they age.
I don't know if this forum is an actual indication or all women, but I have two aunts who ended up in a stable relationship with men who are 10 years younger then them. Yes they are in their 80s, both women are sexpot when they were younger. Still married to the same men.
Closer age could be younger and not necessary older. + and - 5 years when you are in your 30s are acceptable to some. I think it's actually more compatible when a woman is older and the man is younger as they age.
I don't know if this forum is an actual indication or all women, but I have two aunts who ended up in a stable relationship with men who are 10 years younger then them. Yes they are in their 80s, both women are sexpot when they were younger. Still married to the same men.
Well, at that point, we're dealing with semantic verbiage. I'm just picking out numbers here, but his reads that a 50 year old woman would be more likely to want a 50 year old man (assuming he's successful, in shape, and attractive), and your post reads that she'd prefer someone younger. He's comparing "older to older", and you're suggesting that the comparison is actually "older (women) to younger (men)".
Anon said: the successful, in shape, attractive older men, the ones the older women actually desire.
You said: the successful, in shape, attractive younger men, the ones the older women actually desire.
Given only that context, I believe that anon's statement is "more" correct, not the one you "fixed".
My post indicated that, for LTR's, women are more likely to prefer someone close to their age. Do May/December relationships happen and succeed? Absolutely. But if we're talking generalities here, then I still maintain that anon's post was more correct before you edited it.
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. I know, women wouldn't want to go dumpster diving for a guy like me. Lol