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Depends on the age. I know when I was in my early 20s I wanted someone around my age and not someone who was late 20s or 30 y/o. I felt like they were too old for me, so I went with someone around my age. Now that I am 25 (about to turn 26 in few months) I do not want someone in early 20s. I would rather want someone who is between 25 and early 30s. If I had to go lower it would only be a year. I happen to be in relationship now and my boyfriend is 31 (will be 32 this year at the end of year).
I feel like it's the opposite, most women younger than me want guys who are older than me.
Specifically university-age girls only want guys who are above 26 where I live. (As they assume this will mean a full-time professional income, I guess.)
I also see a lot of OLD profiles of 25-28~ y.o. girls looking for men 30-50 y.o.
I've heard somewhere that women who are in their 20s stick with men in their 20s. The reason I ask this silly question is because I'm turning 30 in a few months, and I feel I've missed out on dating women in their 20s. Also I think that women in their 20s don't want to date a man who is 30 or older.
The population of young adults is very large. Think of a normal distribution like the "Bell Curve". In that distribution, there is a statistical average and statistical median with modes. There are also standard deviations from the mean. The majority of young women in their 20s most likely prefer someone in their age group. There are usually three categories: (1) young women who will ONLY date young men 100% of the time, (2) young women who generally date young men but are occasionally (and unexpectedly) find themselves dating much older men, and (3) a small category of young women that actively seeks older men in preference against men their own age. Obviously, category (1) is large and the general pattern. Category (2) and (3) do exist though. It's why men like Marc Anthony are often seen with much younger women. Marc Anthony dating 21-year-old model Mariana Downing | Daily Mail Online
The most bizarre example of category (2) was "white owl" at Kansas University - a Vietnam Veteran in his late 50s who enrolled and wound up dating an undergraduate. Eventually, his PTSD from Vietnam became a problem and destroyed his relationship with the much younger woman. White Owl's new fiancee tells all | News | kansan.com
Realistically, the age gap is usually a logistical barrier. The lack of commonality in life experience and different levels of maturity, physical aging, in-laws, social pressure, etc. can overwhelm such uncommon unions. But the human population is very large such that the outlying statistical samples of couples with very large age gaps can still happen. One of the largest was Tony Randall at 75 who married his 25 year old wife. They met when she was an intern a few years earlier. Go figure. Heather Randall on Larry King Live
For many who likely do not know - Tony Randall was one of the stars on the early 70s show "The Odd Couple". It was a fitting title of a sitcom for a guy who eventually married a 25 year old woman 50 years younger. They had two children.
I'm 27 and most of my female friends of the same age are with guys in their low to mid 30's. One friend (27) says she will only date guys 35 and up, and actually my step-sister is 28 and dating a guy who is 41. So from my perspective, it doesn't seem like women in their 20's always go for guys of their own age. Of course everyone's different so YMMV
I'm 27 and most of my female friends of the same age are with guys in their low to mid 30's. One friend (27) says she will only date guys 35 and up, and actually my step-sister is 28 and dating a guy who is 41. So from my perspective, it doesn't seem like women in their 20's always go for guys of their own age. Of course everyone's different so YMMV
Pretty much.
They will date anywhere from 16-45.
Outside of this age range is rare in my experience.
I've been married for 26 years now but for me it was a solid hell no.
When I was in my early 20's, I wasn't even interested in guys my age.
They had to be a minimum of age 30 for me to even consider dating them.
I was open about age, at least in terms of older guys. I only dated one guy my own age when I was in my 20's.
There are some women in their 20's who appreciate older men.
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