re better marriages with older men .... etc

Submitted by meg (Australia), Mar 24, 2010 at 03:51

Theres a trend in the west today of older women dating younger men... altbough the media tags these women to be cougars and makes it out to be a frivilour sugar daddy thing ... theres much more to it than that. More and more I meet women who are dating and some marrying men younger than them. The main reason they do this is they find they get more interest and emotional involvement frm younger men. The younger generation of guys seem to have a greater appreciation for women and their emotional diffferences. Older men seem to often state they want a woman free from baggage, emotional complication and trouble (do they want a woman or a stuffed doll?).

Also younger men are generally more into cooking and caring for themselves. Some men on a dating service I observed seem to want a cook. I think men over 40 get very stuck in their ways and often have a narrow view of women. Certainly women over 40 are judged as being passed it whereas sometimes younger men can see beyond this. I used to date men older than myself and found it an awful experience. My last few boyfriends have all been younger, although I wasn t looking for that. My current partner is 14 years younger and makes me feel more beauitufl and appreciated than anyone else. And yet it isnt a mummy relationship he challenges me and keeps me on my toes more than anyone else. A trend in society for women to date younger men? fantastic. viva la revolution .. Men have been dating younger women for a long time ... Our turn.

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