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

though you are somewhat irritating, ok then, what the hell. First picture is me aged 25. Second picture is me aged 27. Though I'm not exactly wow material in either, I can't really think that there's any doubt that my before photo is worse than my after photo. Thus your "women always look better when they're younger" theory is a load of tosh.

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I might just throw my two cents in here if you don't mind. Well PinkMobilePhone, you're just one example so far to be fair and for all you know you're just an exception to a general trend. It doesn't necessarily mean that Lovehunter's theory is a load of tosh.

But still, 1-0 to you. You go, girl!

Anyway, not to hate on older women, I don't want this thread to sound that way. Let's keep it on topic.

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'?

Well, as you claimed you are 'better looking now than in your early 20s', the burden of proof is upon you to provide proof of these claims. Most married women, though, tend to let themselves go after getting married, especially after they've had kids, so it's unusual for a woman to look better with age in those circumstances and scenarios.

I agree to this, but apart from the occasional young Russian with older millionaire, the majority of women looking to marry a man in his 40s, are actually 30+. If a man is handsome, successful, wealthy, kind, the marrying type and over 40 years old, he is most likely not single, but divorced. He'll have children from a previous marriage. Most women want their own children and preferably with a man who has none from before, so his choice of women (despite having great assets) will be more those over 30: they might be attractive and all, but they were not chosen when they were younger and have maybe also given up on being someone's first wife.
The "prime" women at 25, beautiful, talented and from well off backgrounds are more likely to look for men in the same age range which they meet when doing their master's degrees etc.
Of course there are a lot of men at 40+ with, younger, attractive women but despite a pretty face, they are usually not the type of women most intelligent men are looking for. I know a lot of guys of that type and their younger women are from Russia, Poland, Lithuania etc., and are basically looking for an employed, wealthy man and that's it.
Remember that although men needs to be of a certain age to have accumulated a fortune, there is more wealth spread among sons of rich families and within inheritance. And if you happen to one of those guys, and handsome and charismatic as well, you're in a better place than anyone.
But YES I agree, of course, a single 40 year old man (with the good stuff) is in a much much better position than a single 40 year old woman (even if she happens to be doing all right financially).

This is utter nonsense. Misogynist claptrap. Probably written by a complete neckbeard.

Some will back up the view with biology ie men are naturally more attracted to young fertile women but biology doesnt state women are attracted to much older men, just resources. It would make sense for women to be attracted to high testosterone ie younger men. If you look around at society most people do form relationships with those in their own age group.

Hi there, I know this post is very old but I really wanted to reply.
A lot of the time women are attracted to older men because of their money and status. Not because they look better. Women are also heavilly attracted to youthful looking men. Beleive me. You sound a little bitter and angry, to assume than when women reach a certain age they are no longer attractive, and that all men get more attractive with age, either you need to get out more, or you just hate women. You sound incredibly naive, sorry to say. You are talking from a perspective of a heterosexual woman, when i'm assuming you are a straight man.
Women are not attracted physically to older men, rather the maturity, money and security that comes alone with it. There are also plenty of men who are attracted to older women for the exact same reasons. Not eveything in life is about how many wrinkles you have. You really do sound lonely. I hope your opinions have changed 6 years later.

This is utter nonsense. Misogynist claptrap. Probably written by a complete neckbeard.