What experts reveal about women's attraction to older men

[Jonn]

A search for stability and emotional security​

Dr. Catherine Nobile, director of Nobile Psychology in New York City, explains that this phenomenon has its roots partly in evolution. Historically, women would have been inclined to seek partners who could provide resources and stability, traits often attributed to older, more established men. Even today, some women feel a need for financial and emotional security.

For others, this choice is rooted in a life experience marked by instability, whether economic or emotional. Turning to an older man is thus seen as a refuge, a way to ensure a peaceful daily life after difficult years.

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[TBRS1]

So...

To sum up -

If an older man wants a younger lady, their best bet is to be in a life situation where they are capable of providing stability?


It seems like the other option would be for people to fall in love based on some sort of mutual feelings.

 

[JayLapointe]

So you mean to say it isn't Daddy issues? jk

 

[Dagan]

Are these experts actually all women? That would be my basis for all data and research before I go considering any of it.

I know better than to go trusting otherwise.

 

[Tired]

I was into older men, because younger men seemed to be stupid and immature. Then I met a lot of stupid and immature older men, and smart and resourceful young men, so my perception changed.

 

[Neonatal RRT]

"Older" men tend to... generally... have gained some wisdom and are more emotionally and financially stable... as opposed to where they were, say... years earlier in their lives. For the woman that is done "playing the field", who has lived through relationships with a lot of emotional and financial stress... seeking out a partner that allows them to find comfort emotionally and financially makes a lot of sense. Stress will, quite literally, suck the life out of anyone.

When it comes to the desires of "women" and "men", it really depends upon one's upbringing... as well as one's social maturity and experience. In retrospect, hindsight being 20/20, both men and women go through different phases in their lives... and with that... what becomes "attractive" will change over the years.