SoundsRight wrote: » It's biology; we're programmed to be more attracted to women that age than our own age. Have to think about the continuation of our race. Not going to get that from some career-focused, globe-trotting narcissist.
howamidifferent wrote: » I'm male early 50's. Currently single. I've always been attracted to women in the early to late 20's. As someone else said. It's biology.
Greentopia wrote: » Are they attracted to you though? and early to late 20s is not the same as hitting on a 16 year old teen. Women in their twenties at least have the emotional maturity to know what they're getting themselves into with a much older man, not so a teenager.
Greentopia wrote: » Charming view of career women you have. :rolleyes: women who are focused on advancing their careers are narcissists but men who do so are just what... go-getters? ambitious? And 16 is too young for a 36 year old and rather disgusting. If I had a 16 year old daughter and a 36 year old man made moves on her he would be lucky to get away with his balls intact if my guy found out about that.
Flying Fox wrote: » If I had an 18 year old daughter I wouldn't be thrilled about it, no. There's an obvious power inbalance there, and people change a lot between their late teens and mid twenties - they are formative years. Of course the older you get the less it matters, but at 18 it's a significant gap.
lainey_d_123 wrote: » Yes, obviously, but apparently common sense isn't that common around here.
Deleted User wrote: » I'm curious as to why men who have posted with a preference for a younger woman are getting a hard time? What is so terrible about being 40 something and not wanting to date a woman older than 30 something?
lainey_d_123 wrote: » Now, I'm not talking about, say, 29 and 39. I'm talking about men well into their thirties or even forties going after women who are barely out of college.
[Deleted User] wrote: » My query wasn't around men of say 40+ being interested in young women just out of secondary school. I'm curious as to the criticism a man receives for only being interested in women younger than him, for example a 50 yr old not looking below 40. The way I see it is a lot of projection happens on these kinds of threads. So me at 37, if I were the sensitive type, might be aghast that a man of 40 finds me too old for him. That would be my issue however because as long as it's in the realms of safe and consenting we are all allowed have our preferences. Lainey, not every man is a predator out to "get you".
Marcus Rashford wrote: » 18 right up to Death plus 30 mins for me
partyguinness wrote: » I will never give necrophilia a 'Thumbs Up'.
Deleted User wrote: » If I am eating a fruit - that in no way means I could not get a vegetable. It only means I am eating a fruit. Similarly someone who happens to be going out with someone younger than them - that in no way means they "can't get a girl within his age group". It just means in this case - they haven't done so. So the "has to go after 16 year olds" is just an assumption narrative on your part which we can neither show to be true _or_ false without more information.
Deebles McBeebles wrote: » Are we still talking about the lad who was quite obviously taking the p*ss when he mentioned 16 year olds? Amazing the tangents these threads can go on.
Plopsu wrote: » It works like this: somebody says something obviously taking the pee and a group of posters* jump on it and we all end up having a discussion about whether or not is morally right to remove a unicorn's horn. *the specific group is topic dependant
ToBeFrank123 wrote: » Its definitely not morally right to remove a unicorn's horn. What the hell is wrong with you!
Deebles McBeebles wrote: » What if the unicorn is over 18 and the horn-remover is within 5 years of the unicorns age...is that ok?
SAMTALK wrote: » Well all I can say as a 53 year old recently separated female this discussion has seriously depressed me !.
Markcheese wrote: » I'll make sure to pass that little gem on to my girlfriend (now that she's hit 40), I'm sure she'll be thrilled to know she still has options out there, even if limited.. (and I reckon she'd quite like the cloak)
howamidifferent wrote: » Why? Lots of guys in their 70's would probably be delighted to get with you
partyguinness wrote: » 15 years ago I went out with a lady for 2 years. She was 10 years older (I was 25 she was 35 and sister of a friend of mine). She was great. We got on fantastically and age was no issue whatsoever on a day to day basis....but I had to end it. She considered me 'the one' and had marriage, babies, white picket fences and the bells and whistles. She had her own house and was settled. Now I wasn't settled and had a lot more seeds to sow. I wasn't ready in the slightest to settle down and by the time I would be she would be 40 and children would be an issue. Undeniably children was a factor so my attitude was to end it so she could go off and find someone else in that stage of their life. I made up a BS excuse when ending it (some work thing and being transferred abroad) just to try and make it some bit easier because it would come out of the blue. Afterwards I heard she took it very badly (medication etc) and has not had a boyfriend since or children. She would be 50 now although I am not in contact with her it saddens me greatly but it had to be done...:(
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