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I don't know any women 47+ who have aged "extremely rapidly." All of my friends are still youthful and vibrant. Some going back to school, still enjoying concerts + travel, still super stylish. None of my friends have fallen off. Me included. 49 this year.[/quote]

I'm a man in my 50s and I see a lot of women age 40-55 on the dating apps. You're fooling yourself if you think women after 40 look "youthful and vibrant". Just compare to photos of women who are actually youthful (under 30) and this is quite clearly. That said, some women over 45 have indeed aged extremely rapidly, others haven't. Possibly some of the latter group aren't using recent photos, or have photoshopped them in some way, who knows. But I assure you that at some point after 45, sooner or later everyone stops looking "youthful and vibrant".[/quote]

Sure, but are you under the impression that 40-55 year old men on dating apps look good? At least the women in that age range are making an effort. 
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I have no idea what the men look like. Why would I look at them? Also I have no idea if men that age claim to look “youthful and vibrant”. I know that I don’t look youthful; I look like what I am, a man in his 50s. I am lean and strong - you can see veins and muscles because I lift. I am stronger than many men in their 20s and 30s including my younger self. I have no sagging gut like so many men have. But does that make me “vibrant”? I dunno.[/quote]

If you’re so secure in your age, why are you sadly comparing yourself to 20’s and 30’s men? Maybe you know a fit young guy is going to look a million times better than you.[/quote]

Reading comprehension is not your forte. Did not say I looked better than men in their 20s and 30s. I said I was stronger than many of them, which is objectively true not a matter of opinion. This is the result of their laziness more than anything else. The 20/30yo guys in my gym are vastly stronger than me, as they should be, but they are not representative of men their age. In any event, I was not “sadly” comparing myself to younger men. I’m totally happy with who I am. More to the point, those younger men are not my competition because I’m not looking to date women that age.

I was responding to someone who said “are you under the impression that 40-55 year old men on dating apps look good?” Thus I was comparing myself to men my age, not younger men. But you didn’t notice this because you were just trying to score cheap points, which is lame, and again shows your poor reading comprehension.[/quote]

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