Men age like wine, women age like milk (so the saying goes) (attractiveness, 2013)

[Gurney Halleck]

This graph is making the rounds on the web. It's a graph that compares the sexual value of men and women over their lifetime. SMV stands for "sexual market value."

https://rationalmale.files.wordpress...smv_curve1.jpg

Is it true? Do women peak in their late teens/early twenties in terms of looks and then rapidly lose their looks after their mid 20s?

These manosphere bloggers use the term "The Wall" to refer to the point in which a woman's looks only degrade.

This (wordy) blogger explains the concept:

The Wall |

[Raena77]

It's crap.

[OdysseusNY]

the pink downward slope is much too steep and early

that said, yeah in terms of surface level physical attractiveness aging is a bit gentler on men overall. in other news, the sky is blue

commence fiery CDR debate on the color of the sky

[Gurney Halleck]

A lot of dateless men online seem to relish the idea that women's looks will rapidly degrade at some point. They relish the idea that all women, no matter how beautiful and sexy, will become sexually invisible by age 45.

[DanielSant]

[Raena77]

Originally Posted by Gurney Halleck

A lot of dateless men online seem to relish the idea that women's looks will rapidly degrade at some point. They relish the idea that all women, no matter how beautiful and sexy, will become sexually invisible by age 45.

They forget that women have makeup, lifts, color their hair, ect. Or some age well. If you are a smoker good luck though. It ages you fast.

[Inebriated Duck]

[OdysseusNY]

Originally Posted by Gurney Halleck

dateless men online seem to relish the idea that women's looks will rapidly degrade at some point. They relish the idea that all women, no matter how beautiful and sexy, will become sexually invisible by age 45.

dateless men online do a lot of peculiar things

[Pikake]

[CaliDude1]

Haven't read the link.

Are we talking aging as it relates to looks or health? If we are talking health it seems women age better as we men tend to be harder on our bodies in our youth. If we are talking looks then its not really a fair comparison. The value our society places on looks impacts women more negatively. So a man and woman can age at the same rate (if that's scientifically possible) and the woman will still be "penalized" more for it.

So I'm not sure it is an apples to apples comparison.