Why so much disgust felt towards men for dating significantly younger?

[Anonymous]

Maybe the you ger women are more socially available to travel and dine out without making arrangements to watch children, deal with an ex husband, etc. Maybe the older man was in law school, the military, or medical school, and now he wants a family.

I was dumped and cheated on by a man 10 years older who left for a woman 25 years younger than he. I don't envy either one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a woman. When I was 19-24 I dated significantly (10+ years) older. I had serious unaddressed and untreated trauma and was living hand to mouth.

In hindsight I recognize the profound power imbalance - I hardly knew anything about adult life and lacked savvy and sophistication in so many ways. There’s an “ick” factor when I consider what these men were attracted to in me. Why was a 36-year-old lawyer more interested in a 20-year-old cocktail waitress (me) than a professional woman closer to his age?

It’s exploitative and weird - I don’t care what any man says to justify it.

Maybe cause the 20 year old girl is hot and you're not? First, men being attracted to hot women doesn't have an "age" limit. If a girl is hot she's hot. Just because you're 36 doesn't mean men should be attractive to you...are you good looking? Do you have a great body like a 20 year old? I'm guessing no. That's you're answer.

Did you even read my post? I was the 20-year-old.

Any 36-year-old man dating a 20-year-old has issues. Period. Point blank.

+1. It's gross and I always think of the man as being somewhat of a man baby. They usually have interpersonal problems and think they can control the younger woman. It's gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why so much disgust and judgement? Isn't there also a significant number of women, especially in their 20's, who don't want to date men their age and prefer older guys? It takes two consenting adults for these relationships to happen.

Because older women see it as a rejection of them.

No. It's because we understand how weak these men are.