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ngl men dating people their age would be a nice change
cause the situation now is really hammering home that if men could go lower, they would. 20 was the minimum age in that study.
You just made a lot of assumptions not supported by the science.
All this shows is physical attraction. When shown pictures of random women to then rate the physical attractiveness of.
That's it. Nothing about who these men actually wanted to date. Someone can be very physically attractive to you and you can simultaneously not want to date them.
Yep, talk to a 10/10, then opens her mouth saying she wants to vote for Trump and completely flaccid. I suspect the reverse also happens.
Oof.
I (a man who doesn't date me) personally feel like past five or so years in either direction it tends to rapidly fall off. Look weird and hard to relate to.
I've notived that Yanks are really into this, a meme circulating was that anyone with their age starting with 2 has no business dating anyone with their age starting with 1. Lmao
So you're saying a 200 year old can't date a 100 year old?
Half your age +7 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
So a 200 year old person can't date a 100 year old person. But it would be fine if a 200 year old person dated a 107 year old person.
Honestly I'm more side eyeing the 47 year old dating an 80 year old.
Attractive or actually want to date? I’m guessing porn stars are all around that age, but I have trouble believing the average 40 year old guy wants to date a 20 year old. Or maybe they only quizzed the older guys who like to hang out in bars?
I’m over 40 and imagine even 10 years younger would be hard to deal with.
I'm 48 and my wife is 10 years younger. We have been together for 10 years. We are happy together and have enough in common to really enjoy each other's company. We also have enough not in common to be able to give each other space. Milage varies for everyone, for sure, but at least in our case the age difference has meant nothing.
Wait, you would not date me? Really? What do they got, that I don't?!?
(I don't actually want to date a guy, just jealous)
This is ageism. As an also over 40 if you're not making friends and considering romantic partners outside of Gen X you are denying the world and steadily losing touch with society. Enjoy senility if you keep on this bigoted path!
That chart isn't of "how low" the men in the study would go, it the age of the women ranked most attractive by the men in the study. Still isn't great, agreed, but it is talking purely about physical attractiveness.
Here is the chart from the same study about what age ranges the men in the study said they would find acceptable to date. By 28 years old, 20 is no longer within the field.
I dated a girl much younger than me and it was ass. Literally couldn't talk about anything interesting (to me). Dated a way older girl and it was so chill, also best sex I've had. Though if I were to choose (let's be honest, I don't get much choice) I would pick 1 or 2 years younger than me at most
I've had sex with women half my age, or less, but for a partner I've always loved women my own age, give or take a few years.
Of course it's all on a sliding scale. 50 dating 40, meh, close enough. 18 dating 12, aw hell no.
And then you have Filipinas. Lord. Went to my wife's friend's birthday party last summer. She was turning 30. He was about to turn 70. :) We're the only white/Asian couple of the same age, and my wife is really insecure about it.
classmate was 15 his dad was 71 lol
Same! When I was 27 I saw a girl that was 22. After seeing her for two days I just couldn't take it anymore. She was way too immature for me. It felt like I was dating a kid...
To be fair I was also very immature at the age of 22. But I really don't get men who date much younger women.
Article referencing data source
men and women can date whomever they want at any age of an adult. its actually sexist to men says they cant.
Eww, I really don't want someone fresh out of high school. What are they going to do with some school girl?
Have sex with them, you dork
Men age like fine wine
No, most of us eventually turn into vinaigrette. Just toss me into some twenty year old girl's salad when it's my time.
tell that to my hairline :(