Whats Behind the Trend of Women Dating Younger Men?
There appears to be a trend of older women dating younger men, notably illustrated by celebrity couples. According to a study of 50,000 women daters over 30, conducted by an online dating site in 2007, more than one-third of the subjects showed interest in men at least 5 years younger. And in 2003, an AARP survey revealed 34 percent of 3,500 women (between ages 40 and 69) dated men who are 10 or more years younger than them. This trend appears to be shocking to some people, but I don’t find it so unusual. Socially, there’s a role reversal of sorts going on, women are more powerful now than ever before and may want men who are younger, and perhaps, more flexible; men who can handle it if the woman’s career and lifestyle takes priority over their own. Women who have high-powered careers — or a well-developed self-image — are exercising more choice. Women who have been divorced and are established single moms might enjoy having a playmate, someone to have fun with; who doesn’t try to co
