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===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: normal;" id="Men_sexually_prefer_young_women_throughout_life.2C_while_women_prefer_age-matched_men">Men sexually prefer young women throughout life, while women prefer age-matched men</span>=== | ===<span style="font-family:'Linux Libertine, Georgia, Times, serif'; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: normal;" id="Men_sexually_prefer_young_women_throughout_life.2C_while_women_prefer_age-matched_men">Men sexually prefer young women throughout life, while women prefer age-matched men</span>=== | ||
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Data from OkCupid was analyzed | Data from OkCupid was analyzed co-founder of OkCupid, Christian Rudder, to see how men's and women's age preferences change with age. They found that throughout men's lives, men most prefer women who are 20-23. | ||
By contrast, women prefer men who are within a few years of their own age, and as they get older, they prefer men who more closely match their age. Only after 31 do they prefer men who are younger, and then only by a few years. | By contrast, women prefer men who are within a few years of their own age, and as they get older, they prefer men who more closely match their age. Only after 31 do they prefer men who are younger, and then only by a few years. | ||
<span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | <span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | ||
It has become commonplace to shame older men for pursuing young women. Such behavior is deemed [[creep]]y and perverted. However, we can see from a male biological perspective it is totally natural, and it makes sense from an evolutionary perspective as young women are more fertile, have a lower rate of [[STDs]] and less likely have children from prior men, that a man might have to care for in case of a marriage. | |||
The data suggest women hit [[the wall]] in the mid 20s, whereas men only hit it in the 40s. | |||
On OkCupid, age 20 is the default option and age 18 is the lowest age that can be chosen. Moreover, age preference for very young women is seen as perverted. Thus, men's average age preference may in fact be even lower. | |||
<span style="font-size:125%">'''Data:'''</span> | <span style="font-size:125%">'''Data:'''</span> |