So, then, this whole article was an attempt to justify why older men want to date younger women... lol. Nice try.
Note: Men wanted to date (and marry) younger women before feminism, too. ;-) Older men want to date younger women because they find them more physically attractive. Women are valued for their attractiveness. Men are valued for security and stability. (And I say that as an "older" woman.)
And the real reason men today don't want to bother with courtship: Why buy a cow when so many other cows are giving away the milk for free?
Am I wrong here? Or, isn't that just the reality of it all?
At 18, a woman has at least 25 years of reproductive viability ahead of her, as well of many years of youthful energy and cuteness. At 35, not so much, plus is more likely to have some other guy's kid(s) in tow.
Which one has more reproductive value?
Women are valued for their attractiveness.
The problem is that neither most males nor most females are making a commitment to a JudeoChristian marriage. It's all about the material world and the meat market; what am "I" going to "get" out of marriage? Neither is thinking "how can I be the best mate and future parent, and what do I bring to a marriage, including discernment of good values in the other future parent of my children?
The latter kind of thinking was more commonplace in America before the 60s. Marriage was supposed to be forever; being a parent was an unavoidable consequence of having sex, and having a family and making sacrifices ot care for each other was the point of marriage.
Today, both men and women are looking for fun, material status and psychological therapy from their partners.
Note: Men wanted to date (and marry) younger women before feminism, too. ;-) Older men want to date younger women because they find them more physically attractive. Women are valued for their attractiveness. Men are valued for security and stability. (And I say that as an “older” woman.)
There have been times I’ve rejected younger women who were “pretty” but still as dumb as a “pretty box of rocks” who also expressed themselves in ways that would disgust a sailor. I’ve also dated older women who were pretty both inside and out.