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Women who were too picky suddenly think, when they are ready to settle at age 40, that the world should still revolve around them. If they really want a 40 year old guy, they should have done something about it 10 to 15 years earlier. [edit: Reading further, this should be revised to 15 to 25 years earlier]
So, doing the math here, you're saying that girls who want 40-year-old guys should have started as young as 15 years of age to look?
Eew. And double eew.
I'm taking it you don't have a teenage daughter. If you did, you'd be shuddering that you even typed such a suggestion.
So, doing the math here, you're saying that girls who want 40-year-old guys should have started as young as 15 years of age to look?
Eew. And double eew.
I'm taking it you don't have a teenage daughter. If you did, you'd be shuddering that you even typed such a suggestion.
Hi JerZ,
The next step, since the math results in absurdity, is to realize that he meant women should begin their searches much earlier, not that there should be 25 year age spreads. I also do not mean to imply that there is anything wrong with a 25 year old spre....
The next step, since the math results in absurdity, is to realize that he meant women should begin their searches much earlier, not that there should be 25 year age spreads. I also do not mean to imply that there is anything wrong with a 25 year old spre....
He specifically said that if a woman wants to attract a 40-year-old man she should start 15-25 years earlier than the age of 40 (as he was speaking specifically of women who start "their searches" at age 40). Go back and re-read.
I don't wish to imply a 25-year spread is terrible either...but I still stand by the fact that it is rare. Again...anyone who is curious about how common this really is, think about everyone you personally know and work out what percentage of those people have a very large age difference. It's a myth that 40-year-old guys marrying 20-year-old women is incredibly common. It's still the minority, for sure.
He specifically said that if a woman wants to attract a 40-year-old man she should start 15-25 years earlier than the age of 40 (as he was speaking specifically of women who start "their searches" at age 40). Go back and re-read.
I don't wish to imply a 25-year spread is terrible either...but I still stand by the fact that it is rare. Again...anyone who is curious about how common this really is, think about everyone you personally know and work out what percentage of those people have a very large age difference. It's a myth that 40-year-old guys marrying 20-year-old women is incredibly common. It's still the minority, for sure.
If they really want a 40 year old guy, they should have done something about it 10 to 15 years earlier.
That is ambiguous. Well, if he wants, he can clear it up.
If they really want a 40 year old guy, they should have done something about it 10 to 15 years earlier.
That is ambiguous. Well, if he wants, he can clear it up.
No, he very deliberately corrected himself to "15 to 25 years". Won't you please go back and reread, gwynedd?? That would clear all this up.
Yes, he can speak for himself, I'm sure. I'm just going off what he actually said...no semantics, no playing around with what a person may have meant, but just what the dude said, plain and simple. (shrug) I'm not playing dumb here to make a point...this is how I read it.
men reject women in their own age group unless these women are exceptionally beautiful, which isn't really fair,
Well, put yourself in a man's shoes for a moment...
15-year old girl (with no car) rejects 15-year old boy (with no car) for the 17-year old senior on the varsity football team with a car. Unless, of course, the 15-year old boy is exceptionally attractive. That's not fair.
18-year old girl rejects 18-year old college freshman for 20-year old pre-med college junior. Unless, of course, the 18-year old freshman is exceptionally attractive. That's not fair.
24-year old girl (who's broke) rejects 24-year old MBA student (who's also broke) for 28-year old investment banker at Morgan Stanley earning six figures. Unless, of course, the 22-year old MBA student is exceptionally attractive. That's not fair.
Men go through the same thing too. It's awfully funny that you don't hear women complain about older men liking younger women when they're in their 20s. It's not until age starts to work against women that they get upset about men liking younger women. Here's the silver lining:
Women like tall men. But most men are not tall, never have been, and never will be.
Men like young women. All women have been "young" at some point in their lives. That's a leg up on men, I think.
Take it for what it's worth. Live with it.
Last edited by BajanYankee; 11-18-2010 at 12:50 PM..
I think what BajanYankee is really saying is the contract will not be renegotiated.
Incidentally, there is always someone you can date, even your own age. The problem is they are usually a lot like you are, undesirable.
Well this is certainly true... but its a bitter pill to swallow. It's easier to remain delusional.
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Originally Posted by HansProof
Thank god I get hotter with age. Love being a man
I've never seen a man "get hotter" after the age of 40. (They do well with women because their earning power increases after 40, not because they start looking better.) I doubt you are the exception.
They do well with women because their earning power increases after 40, not because they start looking better.
I guess delusions can be found in both sexes.
I've never met a man who was deluded about this. Most are obsessed about earning more, if they can't get a reasonable date. They know this is the secret. The rest just opt out. This is why older women claim they are invisible.
Its the guys who attract women with their looks who are delusional. They think that it will last forever, or until they are able to find a woman to support them, since men "mature" instead of aging.
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I'm just going off what he actually said...no semantics, no playing around with what a person may have meant, but just what the dude said, plain and simple. (shrug) I'm not playing dumb here to make a point...this is how I read it.
