Women get less attractive after 25 or 30, men get more attractive with age...

No, I'm not getting confused. Men don't age as fast as women physically. Men get more 'distinguished' looks wise with age. Women don't, they just look less attractive.

Women aren't as bothered about a guy's looks as men are about women's looks anyway. The primary weapon that women have to attract men (their looks) declines rapidly after 30 for women. But the primary weapon men have to attract women (their personality, confidence and status), tends to RISE after 30.

I didn't make life this way, so don't flame me. Blame God, blame mother nature, but the fact is men age better than women, end of.

If anything I disagree with your perception because its not true.

Generally speaking a single woman in her 50's would find it easier to get a bloke than a 40 year old man would a women.

If a mans looks get better then why are there all these desperate men in their 40's/50's that have to look at porn all day cause they arnt getting any?

i doubt you could even tell the difference between a few 25 and 21 year olds!

OP you are getting confuse. Both men and women generally decline, in terms of physical appearance, with age. The general idea though is that women are more attracted to a mans status and personality more than his looks (though looks do matter). So as a guy gets older his status and personality often get better with life experience, women are willing to ignore a mans declining looks to some extent if he has the desired status/personality. With women however guys (particularly younger guys) tend to place a lot of emphasis on looks.

If anything I disagree with your perception because its not true. Generally speaking a single woman in her 50's would find it easier to get a bloke than a 40 year old man would a women. If a mans looks get better then why are there all these desperate men in their 40's/50's that have to look at porn all day cause they arnt getting any?

As a guy gets older, his market value increases.

As a girl ages, her market value decreases, and often fairly rapidly.

A woman's market value is at her highest between the ages of 16 and 25 (possibly up to 30 if she really takes care of herself and is lucky). During this age range, women are at their most attractive to men. They can rely on their looks and 'sexiness' to attract guys (and, often, manipulate men for their own gain).

As a women reaches 30 and beyond, her market value rapidly decreases and she becomes less attractive to men. Once she reaches the menopause, she's finished and no man wants her any more.

Contrast this with how men age and what ageing means to a man's market value....

A young guy in his late teens or 20s is not yet at his most attractive to women. He is still seen as a 'boy' and not a man yet.

As a man gets towards 30, his market value rapidly increases. He starts to look more manly in his appearance, and he starts to act more manly in his personality because he is maturing. Often, he has more career and financial success too. All these traits increase his market value and therefore his attractiveness towards women.

A guy in his 30s, 40s and 50s and sometimes even older can still be massively attractive to women and date women who are much, much younger than himself. But a woman in her 30s, 40s, 50s and over is going to find attracting a man much harder work.

See, women have the power when they're younger, but after 30 the power balance shifts rapidly and a women loses her seductive power, whereas a man GAINS his power.

There is a saying, 'Men age like fine wine, women age like milk'. It's so true!

This is why younger guys at uni find it hard to get laid, and the girls that age have tons of guys after them. The guys haven't yet reached their most attractive, and the girls are at their most attractive.

So yeah, this isn't a woman hating thread, it's just making people aware of the truth about age vs attractiveness.

To the girls here, do you worry about being over 25 or 30 and losing your 'seductive power'?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/07/19/girls-look-best-at-31-115875-22423348/

Some people look better with age, some don't. It's not necessarily a male/female divide. Some women look attractive as they get older, they grow into themselves, and some look hideous, the same for men.

Perhaps if they'd studied men it would be a useful survey. Surveying shopping channel QVC is likely to catch a lot of ageing women. Ageing women aren't likely to be that objective about men's taste in women.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/women_shealth/7897060/Women-are-at-their-most-beautiful-at-31.html

They surveyed men too.

Yeah, but how many men and how many women? And what do men think? After all, this is about whether men feel older women are attractive, not whether women feel older women are attractive.

Plus, it'd be helpful to know the average. They said the most common given value is 31. The average could be very different.

Most men improve in appearance until their early 30s, and then it's rapidly downhill from there.

Teenage boys, take note. I am sorry to be the one to tell you this, but when you are 50 you are not going to look like this:



You are more likely to look like this:



Also, young women are not attracted to middle aged men, except for exceptional circumstances (see George Clooney as an example). As a 23 year old woman with friends in early-mid 20s, I can say that we very, very rarely find men attractive who are older than 35. Your dreams of getting with 20-something year old women when you're a middle aged man are just not going to happen unless you're exceptionally attractive, exceptionally wealthy, and/or a movie star.

The most common is more helpful than the average. I don't know how many people of each gender.

The second man could look closer to the first picture if he lost about 30 pounds.

And, if you see a man walking down the street and find him attractive, how do you really know how old he is? That 25 year old guy you find so attractive might actually be a 40 year old man. And quite a few 50 year olds could pass for 35.

That 25 year old woman you find so attractive might actually be 40. That is not an argument specifically applicable to men.

It's not the same because a 40 year old woman who looks 25 has still reached the end of her fertile years. She may have retained her looks, and may be suitable for short term flings, she is not an ideal match for a man looking to settle down and start a family. A 40 year old man on the other hand who still retains his looks AND has gathered wealth and resources will be in high demand as a potential mate for women ages 25 and up.

It's not the same because a 40 year old woman who looks 25 has still reached the end of her fertile years. She may have retained her looks, and may be suitable for short term flings, she is not an ideal match for a man looking to settle down and start a family. A 40 year old man on the other hand who still retains his looks AND has gathered wealth and resources will be in high demand as a potential mate for women ages 25 and up.