Why do wealthy older men date/marry young women?

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I was just reading an article about the Phones4U billionaire and his £250million house, he's 67 and his partner is 36!

It seems to be a common theme, older man with a bit of money is seen with an attractive and much younger woman.

Why? Why don't they want to be with an attractive woman their own age? Why always 15/20yrs+ younger?

I'm also taken aback by the assumption that attractive women are stupid.

Nice.

Men do it because they can, beautiful women are like accessories. Eg rap videos with a fully dressed man with lots of semi naked young women, it's a show of success/ power etc.

Plenty of men don't really see women as people, especially beautiful women. And some posters on MN agree apparently

Do they never want a chat over Newsnight?Or discuss an interesting film? Or have a bit of banter? I guess not

I don't see what any of those things have to do with the age of the people. Can't you imagine an older person and a younger person ever conversing ? I guess not.

Because that poster has a sexist stereotypical idea of what good looking women are like

I sometimes think that the reason is that the idea a woman could be both attractive and intelligent is just too intimidating. It's comforting to be able to slag them off for being thick as pigshit. I'm surprised to see a woman expressing this view but probably I shouldn't be, it's a popular stereotype.

However it should be noted that lots of het men want a partner who is not as clever as them, fragile egos.

Can a 36 year old not discuss newsnight?

Why don't the younger women want to be with someone their own age?

You can't lump all the 'younger women' into one bracket.

• Some might think the older man is 'the one', based on his personality.
• Some might fancy older men
• Some might be basing their decision on the greater financial security offered by the older man.

On the flip side of that, and I don't like to say, but I think older men think/find younger women less 'challenging', much more likely to be in awe of them and 'you know best' dear. Easier to control, I suppose.

I also think this. Often the gfs are young but not necessarily beautiful & often from humble backgrounds so power imbalance.

I definitely question what Leo talks about with his constant stream of 20 yr old models.

Increasingly the younger woman is often well educated as well with a good job. The double trophy that only the wealthiest, most well preserved older man can win. Like George Clooneys wife.

Not all older richer men are equal though, big difference between George Clooney & phones4u man!

I once met a 25 to who only dated older women so they could pay his way.

Status. And because some young women see this as a means to wealth without too much effort.

What is unfair, is that men are rarely judged by society, while female 'cougars' are still looked at with contempt.

The perverted old man with a thick/materialistic younger woman really is one of our most persistent stereotypes, isn’t it? You see it wheeled out even by otherwise reasonable, open-minded people.

I’m 35 and my partner is 60. I’m with him because I love him - he’s funny, talented, driven and caring. I fancy the pants off him. We’re not a weird coupling - we’re equals apart from age and to anyone that knows us there’s nothing even remotely unusual about our being together. The only stupid and unsolicited comments we’ve ever had (and there haven’t been many) have been from a tiny tiny minority of backwards-thinking middle aged women.

I have to say I'm bemused with Princess Diana's niece (29) being in a relationship with a 61 year old. He may be a millionaire and a very good looking one too, but she's hardly struggling financially either, and is stunning. I guess it must be love, but I can't imagine how they can have much in common with such a huge age gap.

For what it's worth I'm 50and my dp is 37 and we have been together 6 years. We do have plenty of shared interests.

They're called 'trophy wives' for a reason!

The hilarious thing is, men think it helps their image, makes them look younger. Instead, standing next to someone so young just makes them look like the grim reaper.

The thread is about wealthy older men & younger women. It is a thing but it doesn't mean that some age gaps aren't due to love or that younger women can't be attractive & intelligent.

They buy them, like a trophy wife.
it's prostitution really as the younger women just want the money, sometimes they have sex for a new wardrobe, or holiday etc.
Why should an older man make do with an older woman when he can afford a younger one.

Why should an older man make do with an older woman when he can afford a younger one.

Maybe men want more than a fuck trophy

Maybe some men want mutual interests and for their wife to love them. Have her own background and bring equal to the table.

I can’t believe you even need to ask this question OP.

'Why should an older man make do with an older woman when he can afford a younger one.'

We aren't still chattel, for god's sake. Women are people not goods to be bought and sold. Unless you're in Daesh.

What a depressing view of human relationships. The vast majority of het partnerships are not transactional. And the ones who view it that way tend to be angry men, who think women should be bought, and get very angry when they believe they have paid for a woman to do something, usually sexual, and she isn't interested.

These attitudes cause real problems for both women and men.

Why should an older man make do with an older woman when he can afford a younger one.

I'm not saying I agree with the sentiment, but that's how men like that think.
Surely, otherwise they' be married to the same person for life, growing old together.
The trophy wife is only in it for the money.

And I wonder what makes a 36 year old woman want to suck the cock of a 67 year old billionaire??

I just can’t think what the attraction might be

He wants a young wife, she wants money. They both get what they want 🤷🏻‍♀️

Attraction.

Younger women tend to be more attractive than older women. I certainly looked better 20 years ago.

Richer men tend to be more attractive than poorer men.

It's hardly rocket science.

I see another side to this in other cultures, it isn't necessarily to do with money sometimes it's family name, not necessarily money, but status in that family, tribe or clan.