I am currently using Guardian Soul Mates but its the same on so many sites. I am 36 but a man my age or even 37 - 40 only wants to date women between 23 and 34 for example.
I just can't work out the logic, its not like women suddenly become hideous at 35. I can imagine a lot of it is ego and self delusion i.e. lots of people men and women often think they are young looking and acting for their age i.e not your average 30 something but who is these days?
It just seems like such a knee jerk reaction to put your age cut off automatically at several years younger than your own. I have read the studies that say how men even if they say they will date women older than them (very rare) they still spend most of their time and energy contacting women at the very youngest end of their range and often even younger ones.
It just pees me off because it seems so dismissive. To be honest I am losing faith in online dating, another article today about the high percent of married people using online dating sites and apps to "shop around" to check out the market ... its so depressing. What happened to love?
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Online dating: Why do men write off women in their own age range?
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