Would You Date An Older Woman?

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Would You Date An Older Woman?
Poll ended at 05 Jun 2009, 11:51 pm
No 6%  6%  [ 4 ]
Yes 46%  46%  [ 32 ]
Never! 3%  3%  [ 2 ]
Yeah but only if she's a couple years older 17%  17%  [ 12 ]
Older than what? 4%  4%  [ 3 ]
Depends upon the woman 24%  24%  [ 17 ]
Total votes : 70

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11 May 2009, 11:51 pm

Just curious about how guys on here felt about dating women older than themselves. And if yes, why, and if not, why not?


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11 May 2009, 11:54 pm

May I suggest a 4th option on your poll?

4. Older than what?


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11 May 2009, 11:56 pm

I messed up and can't fix it! I was trying to put the options of yes, no, never, or depends upon the woman. Can you fix it Merle? And yes, add that option that you suggested, please.


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12 May 2009, 12:00 am

I'd probably go out as far as ~32 (I'm 25)



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12 May 2009, 12:11 am

I guess the "Yes" option didn't go in the right place, either! :oops: I should go to bed.


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12 May 2009, 12:17 am

Don't worry, I've that happen many times and wasn't aware of it until after someone posted. :lol:


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12 May 2009, 12:30 am

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12 May 2009, 12:32 am

I like women that are mentally mature, whether they are physically older than me or not. But as far as age goes, I'm much more attracted to older women than younger ones. :P

But not someone's grandmother. :lol:

Depends on the person more than anything else.


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12 May 2009, 12:33 am

I really want to have a fling with a cougar, there's just so much I could learn. Older women are very reassuring to be around.



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12 May 2009, 12:34 am

It's not so much a question of "would I date them," but "would they date me." I think most women find immaturity to be a huge turn-off, therefore it's unlikely that they would date a guy who was much younger than them.



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12 May 2009, 12:34 am

I would date a woman 18-30 at this point...



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12 May 2009, 1:04 am

There's no point in having an option for "yes" in addition to one for "depends upon the woman". The two choices are "No" and "Depends on the woman".


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12 May 2009, 1:30 am

Sure, I would. Actually I find older people easier to talk to. I had a neighbor who never talked to me, and I was never comfortable with her. Her mom and her aunt would talk to me, though. It must be that older people are generally nicer and have better social skills, perhaps enough to cover where I am lacking. It takes two to make things awkward. Generally, I can connect with people who have enough social skills to bridge the gap.

On the other hand, if the other person's social skills are the same as mine, then things get awkward. I tend to be a little awkward, but this straightens out if the other person is patient and a rapport is established. At the Hertz conference, a fellow science PhD had awkward interaction with me. Somehow the awkwardness kept getting amplified more and more as the exchange went back and forth, and now I am very uncomfortable with her, and perhaps this is irreparable. Awkward interaction with another former science student my age? What are the odds of that? Experience teaches me that I should be looking outside of my age group and profession for partners.


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12 May 2009, 7:44 am

I prefer it. I want a woman at least 30, up to maybe 48.



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12 May 2009, 7:52 am

Would You Date An Older Woman?

it depends on the woman and how we would get along in our daily life... but the same goes if she was younger than me! to me age is not the issue.



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12 May 2009, 8:47 am

no offense, ladies, but I decline dating an older woman.


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