Women who like younger men
When an older bloke is in an intimate relationship with a younger female, we rarely bat an eye. It's a relationship structure that we own become used to seeing in our culture. George and Amal Clooney, Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones — the list goes on and on. However, we are much less accustomed to seeing relationships in which the woman is noticeably older than the man.
When we do see these relationships, we manage to think of her as an object of hissexualfantasy (think of Stifler's mom in American Pie). Older women are also sometimes fetishized (there are "MILF" categories in pornography, for example).
But a new review published in the Journal of Sex Research challenges what we might reflect we know about "cougars" by asking women who hang out younger men about their experiences and motivations.
The research suggests that not only does dating younger men allow women to break down some social norms and barriers that might otherwise be present during heterosexual sexual interactions, but women reported tall levels of sexual pleasure an
Relationships with wide age gaps have long been stigmatized, but perhaps none more so than relationships between older women and younger men.
There are even questionable labels for women who choose to date younger men, like “cougar” and “jaguar,” as if these women were predators out to get unsuspecting prey.
But as society begins to celebrate all kinds of love, more people are rallying to normalize relationships between older women and younger men. On TikTok, for example, people are opening up about the misconceptions about dating younger men. One survey also showed that 81 percent of women are unlock to dating someone 10 years younger than they are, and that nearly 90 percent of men are interested in online dating someone 10 years older. This shows that more women are open to dating younger men and that more men are open to dating older women than most people might think.
Aileen Santos, a relationship coach based in Manila, Philippines, said that the growing acceptance of relationships between older women and younger men is part of a growing acceptance of all kinds of relationships,
&#;I Prefer Dating Much Younger Men—And They’re Attracted to My Confidence&#;
I grew up in my teens and 20s, like all women, spoon fed this idea that your entire life involves searching for &#;the one.&#; At every social event, you think, &#;Will he be there?&#;
First of all, it can cause you to obsess about your appearance, between getting made up and trying on outfits. Then when you’re at the event, it forces you to compete with other women, which is a dynamic I abhor. And then, at the end of the night, you trudge home sadly thinking, &#;He wasn’t there, but maybe next time.&#;
At some point in my 30s, I said, &#;Sod this. I’m not looking for &#;the one&#; anymore.&#;
Although my parents were in a wonderful relationship and were happily married for 60 years, I find that to be the exception as opposed to the rule.
What a relief—I could just go to social events and enjoy myself!
I love the fact that I have no husband and children; I feel privileged to be able to live my being without having to put a bunch of other people’s needs ahead
7 Younger Men Reveal The Real Reasons Why They Prefer Older Women
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