Men prefer women between the ages of 20 and 24, regardless of their own age

[Anonymous]

You were wondering if mid-20s was the sweet spot? Actually, early 20s.

'A woman is over the hill as soon as she’s old enough to drink': Research shows that men are most attracted to women in their early 20s - no matter how old they get

OKCupid co-founder Christian Rudder used the data from his dating site to determine the ages men and women find the opposite sex most attractive
According to his findings, men prefer women between the ages of 20 and 24, regardless of their own age
Meanwhile, women want a 'guy to be roughly as old as she is'

By Erica Tempesta For Dailymail.com

Whether they are senior citizens, middle-aged fathers or barely able to drink legally, all men are inherently attracted to young women who are in their early 20s.

In his book Dataclysm: Love, Sex, Race, and Identity - What Our Online Lives Tell Us About Our Offline Selves, author and OKCupid co-founder Christian Rudder used the data preferences found on his dating site to determine that men find women between the ages of 20 and 24 most attractive - no matter how old they get.

After [a man] hits thirty, the latter half of [OKCupid's] age range (that is, women over 35) might as well not exist,' Christian explained

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3243803/Research-shows-men-attracted-women-early-20s-no-matter-old-get.html#ixzz3mgBCfsw8

[Anonymous]

There's another study suggesting that women prefer men with at least a 7" penis.

Not everyone gets what they want.

[Anonymous]

Cool story, bro

[Anonymous]

I sometimes wonder if its worth responding to these or if its feeding the trolls.

Yes, probably true, on average which this is, women are most attractive in photos in their early 20s. Its not when they are sexiest or make the best lovers or partners or all those things that men look for in dating and marriage.

Kind of like the previous poster noted about penis size, baldness, net worth, etc.

[Anonymous]

1, you take anything from OK Cupid seriously?

2, any thread that starts all "Xs are Y" is going to rife with tropes and trolls

Once again, OP, not all men are alike, no matter who says it. All you have to meet is one man who doesn't perpetuate this stereotype to realize how false it is.

Free your mind.

[Anonymous]

And?

[Anonymous]

I think it depends on how you measure it, and it appears it's being measured purely in terms of looks - so I am guessing that he's basing this on picture/profile views and clicks primarily. I don't find that the slightest bit surprising. I do know when I was back on OKC (39-42 year old male), I wasn't looking <25 (just to avoid being a creeper) and went out on only one or two dates with a girl <25 before deciding there was NFW and I wasn't even going to date them. Smart, mature, attractive, but....just too big a gap in life experience. I don't think I'm particularly virtuous or enlightened either. I went out with a 20 year old at age 40. I certainly found her very physically attractive.

[Anonymous]

20 but looks 50

[Anonymous]

That doesn't mean they can have a conversation with someone that age. Men aren't mindless penises.

[Anonymous]

Wow a bunch of old crones posting who apparently hate younger women and put them down. Younger women are just brainless ditzes, huh?

[Anonymous]

Not sure how this is news. The guy wrote a whole book on this last year. It was pretty interesting.

http://www.amazon.com/Dataclysm-When-Think-Ones-Looking/dp/0385347375

[Anonymous]

OP, you realize how bad you're making men look, right? You're reinforcing the stereotype of men being brainless and insipid in relationships, looking only at how perky the boobs are and smooth the skin is, without any regard for intellect, emotional depth, etc. That's not to say a person can't be emotionally/intellectually engaging between 20 and 24, but there tends to be a greater level of immaturity there that most people grow out of. The ones that don't? Well, I wasn't interested in them when I was 20-24, and it's no loss that they're not into me now at 34.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All you have to meet is one man who doesn't perpetuate this stereotype to realize how false it is.

What they prefer and what they get are two different things.

The "stereotype" that men prefer age 20-24 is not false.

[Anonymous]

Sure. 20-24 is when women are the most fuckable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All you have to meet is one man who doesn't perpetuate this stereotype to realize how false it is.

What they prefer and what they get are two different things.

The "stereotype" that men prefer age 20-24 is not false.

Prefer for what? If those men are on okcupid looking for one-night-stands and flings, that's different from looking for a mature, long-term relationship/marriage, and might cause someone to prioritize different things.

But really, who uses okcupid over the age of 30 anyway?