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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And again, 60% of men are marrying women who are not significantly younger than them. In fact, I would still say 80% of men are not but we can throw in the 6-9 year group just to be nice.

The fact is, MOST men who are remarrying are not marrying someone significantly younger.  The majority of men are not remarrying to someone significantly younger.

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I never claimed the majority of men were remarrying sig younger women. I only had 2 claims, both of which the Pew Data support:

Claim #1: Men have the luxury in 2nd marriages to have a decent supply of younger women who will partner up with them. Women do not.
Claim #2: It is not a rare event that men marry sig younger women in 2nd marriages to the extent dismissive PP's acted like this never happened.

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But the data contradicts what you said.  Only 1 in 5 men are remarrying to significantly younger women.  1 in 5, aka 20%, is uncommon.

Again, it never happening may be quite true for women from a high socio-economic background.  You cannot get pissy because this PP said she didn't know any girls who were dating older men.

Also, I would contest your definition of "decent supply".  Study after study have backed up the idea that women are more selective than men.  Therefore, "decent" being a relative term, they may find women who are willing to marry them, that does not mean that the average person would consider that person to be a good choice for a partner.  It may mean an older man is desperate enough to settle for someone who most would classify as not being "decent" at all.

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So, let me get this straight. Are you arguing or claiming that the data would show women and men have an equal supply of potential partners for a 2nd marriage? If you'd argue "yes" then why don't we see an equal percentage (nearly 40 percent) of women remarrying mates who are at least 6 years younger? We don't. Only men have this extra pool from which do draw on in 2nd marriages. So say a man divorces at 35 years old. The data suggest that nearly 40% of men who divorce at 35 will marry a woman in her 20s. PP's were acting like this didn't happen much. Scoffing at the idea. "You watch too much porn" blah blah. What percentage of 35 year old women who divorce at 35 will marry a man 30-34?[/quote]

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