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Like so many behaviors of men and women. sendero Sep 2014 #1
Yep! Exactly! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2014 #3
Is that why we kill and eat food with our bare hands? Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #4
Somebody... sendero Sep 2014 #7
Why don't women prefer younger men then? Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #9
Not really TransitJohn Sep 2014 #12
A mature man was much more likely to keel over dead kcr Sep 2014 #15
+1 Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #17
Lol TransitJohn Sep 2014 #87
What do you mean? kcr Sep 2014 #91
you know. this was my first "duh" calling out this crap. why the hell would i want an old man seabeyond Sep 2014 #97
Really. Imagine if we all decided to turn it around. kcr Sep 2014 #107
absolutely... seabeyond Sep 2014 #115
What do you mean, "if"? Jim Lane Sep 2014 #422
Lol King Leonidas of Sparta was age 50+ when he died. Katashi_itto Sep 2014 #449
Mature men became mature by being healthy and wealthy thousands of years ago NickB79 Sep 2014 #108
This is evo psyche we're talking about. Evolution doesn't happen over thousands of years. n/t kcr Sep 2014 #113
we are talking beginning of time. innate. no $$$. first crawling ashore. seabeyond Sep 2014 #117
And you can measure wealth without money NickB79 Sep 2014 #122
now we take today, and create it into story telling of the past, to make it into seabeyond Sep 2014 #123
+1 LiberalLoner Sep 2014 #179
Zero proof of any of those tendencies named treestar Sep 2014 #355
Healthy and wealthy? Who are you trying to kid? Warpy Sep 2014 #258
+1 and look at the Victorian years, when 25-26 would mean old maid treestar Sep 2014 #352
not to mention a good segment of our male society chants, once a girl hits puberty, free game. seabeyond Sep 2014 #356
26 is old maid in most of China AngryAmish Sep 2014 #415
That's the last year of the best childbearing years treestar Sep 2014 #428
So all we want is the money treestar Sep 2014 #338
you know, the average age difference between married couples is 2.3 yrs. lol seabeyond Sep 2014 #344
It is bullshit. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2014 #128
Older women may not be looking for that much sex. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #29
There are studies that suggest otherwise actually. Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #35
I'm just going by how my friends feel about it. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #38
+100 narnian60 Sep 2014 #162
I'm glad those days are over... PasadenaTrudy Sep 2014 #435
It really is, isn't it? leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #496
+1 n/t JTFrog Sep 2014 #45
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2014 #495
Because mature men have no material loss of fertility LittleBlue Sep 2014 #64
male sperm starts deteriorating at 24. it would behoove a woman to grab 24 and under. maybe risking seabeyond Sep 2014 #66
Right, scientifically we know that LittleBlue Sep 2014 #72
the way man manipulates in the name of science. for mans story telling as fact. science. lol seabeyond Sep 2014 #74
Man didn't consciously create these rules LittleBlue Sep 2014 #89
uh, ya. men did consciously create these rules. duh. lol. like we are doing in this very thread. seabeyond Sep 2014 #99
Question LittleBlue Sep 2014 #102
seriously? how about dominance and power and control. no questions asked cause god or seabeyond Sep 2014 #106
Men have always had control LittleBlue Sep 2014 #112
because they could kill them, if they did not buckle under. ya think? they cant now. all changes. seabeyond Sep 2014 #119
so you need youth qazplm Sep 2014 #116
no. you need the power of story telling. just like religion. seabeyond Sep 2014 #121
yes, this is what has happened. Men used religion to sell a bill of goods that the gods are men - Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #238
IMO, the patriarchy won't crumble until the big three are gone. CrispyQ Sep 2014 #255
I would buy that book! Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #259
Re: Studies jeff47 Sep 2014 #291
Thanks for that explanation, although CrispyQ Sep 2014 #293
The theory was menstruation couldn't possibly have an impact on anything jeff47 Sep 2014 #303
Exactly. Being aware that people are becoming less religious treestar Sep 2014 #319
i think it is so fuckin' in the face obvious. it really has me laughing. seabeyond Sep 2014 #321
Just come out and say it: all men are pieces of shit. joeglow3 Sep 2014 #262
That's not true! We're sorry. We'll stop. kcr Sep 2014 #266
Then, if it is not evolutionary, why is it universal across all cultures? joeglow3 Sep 2014 #273
Universal across all cultures (if true) does not mean evolutionary. kcr Sep 2014 #277
Can you name a single culture ever where this wasn't true? joeglow3 Sep 2014 #292
If it isn't the case? There are plenty of reasons why this could be true. kcr Sep 2014 #300
Yes. wickerwoman Sep 2014 #324
Maybe it's evolutionary but Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #295
put up a prime 25 yr old man and an average 40 yr old. are you really suggesting a seabeyond Sep 2014 #309
Are you suggesting age should be a primary consideration Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #336
i am saying it is story telling and i too can come up with a story. so do not tell me it is seabeyond Sep 2014 #339
Okay Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #346
i do not even know where to start... with this post. i ahve made so many statements thru out, seabeyond Sep 2014 #350
Actually I had read your previous posts Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #368
even if certain behavioral traits are reinforced by evolution, it's not the final story. seabeyond Sep 2014 #372
I'm certain you know Evolution is not a fable Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #379
i am supposed to like pink, per men, because women picked berries. i am suppose to want an old man seabeyond Sep 2014 #374
Actually evolutionary theory says Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #382
and a mere couple three decaes ago, that very argument is what helped to keep women seabeyond Sep 2014 #384
Evolution kept women imprisoned three decades ago? Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #387
the reasons for laws made to subjagate women, was that women biologically did not have seabeyond Sep 2014 #390
So you're not an advocate Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #393
i do not like, nor do i feel the validity of evo psychology. i think it is a flawed soft science. seabeyond Sep 2014 #398
My god Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #400
you totaly ignored all my points in your reply. i just realize. all the points defining seabeyond Sep 2014 #386
Okay Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #388
Okay so you might be evolutionarily predisposed Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #391
you miss the point. pink. society has decided pink is a girls color. in the past pink was a boys seabeyond Sep 2014 #394
Oh evolutionary psychologists Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #397
ok. well then, ignore my last post to you. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #399
One question about learned behaviors vs. biological Generic Other Sep 2014 #463
It depended treestar Sep 2014 #465
Sorry for the delay in replying Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #475
I guess I was wondering Generic Other Sep 2014 #479
From what I've read Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #480
Yes they did treestar Sep 2014 #305
And yet it provided for the daughters Generic Other Sep 2014 #473
Luckily and thanks to feminism, we don't have to be "provided for" any more treestar Sep 2014 #487
The practice has not ended in Asia Generic Other Sep 2014 #490
i talked to an india woman who had arranged marriage. seabeyond Sep 2014 #491
I felt powerless Generic Other Sep 2014 #492
you have abusive parents, you have loving parents. seabeyond Sep 2014 #493
Who "forced" them on you? whathehell Sep 2014 #402
wealth and power are social, not biological treestar Sep 2014 #302
But they do have material loss of HEALTHY sperm cells. pnwmom Sep 2014 #486
It's not just "rare diseases." Aged sperm are at higher risk for producing mentally ill offspring. Ampersand Unicode Sep 2014 #501
An older man.. sendero Sep 2014 #136
not when he is dead cause the 19 yr old took him down, or an animal. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #138
Why? Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #148
in long distant times, the mere fact that a male survived to hifiguy Sep 2014 #186
ah. the women want the old man cause he is wise, lol. as his days are counted? lol seabeyond Sep 2014 #188
I doubt considerations of wisdom had anything to do with it hifiguy Sep 2014 #218
even though scientists debunk evo psych. gotcha. seabeyond Sep 2014 #221
Link it. I'd like to read it hifiguy Sep 2014 #225
Much like the "scientists" who debunk global climate change. opiate69 Sep 2014 #414
It also indicated he wasn't long for the world compared to someone younger kcr Sep 2014 #323
we really do not know how it worked out. funny how male story telling shifted the fable seabeyond Sep 2014 #326
Yep. We really don't. kcr Sep 2014 #329
point. and it wont be glorifying make sexuality. ergo, it is irrelevant. like this is not obvious. seabeyond Sep 2014 #333
There's a purely biological reason why women would have less age preference than men. Xithras Sep 2014 #330
mens sperm starts degrading at 24. womens productive system starts in mid 30's. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #337
Different types of degradation. Xithras Sep 2014 #370
defective sperm as in handicapped children. i am not gonna do the research, but read up on old sperm seabeyond Sep 2014 #377
That's not quite how it works Man from Pickens Sep 2014 #426
lower iq, autism, adhd, decreased fertility, genetic problems, miscarriage for the woman of any .... seabeyond Sep 2014 #432
schizophrenia also bettyellen Sep 2014 #437
yes. that went in genetic disorders. correct. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #440
sticking point for me- everyone blamed Mom for my brother's "emotional" disease way back when bettyellen Sep 2014 #441
ya. that is not good. i hear ya. and everything wrong in that. seabeyond Sep 2014 #442
Nope, older men's sperm also increases chances of birth defects treestar Sep 2014 #343
Sperm degradation typically results in decreased motility. Xithras Sep 2014 #366
There's no way those stats, even if true, argue that women treestar Sep 2014 #369
I'm not talking about marriage. Xithras Sep 2014 #376
do i find a 25 yr old man attractive? well sure. if he wanted ot have sex with me, well sure, if seabeyond Sep 2014 #378
It is 100% choice, we are humans and we have brains treestar Sep 2014 #448
all the millions upon millions upon millions of women that have married poor, seabeyond Sep 2014 #453
True there are countless married poor men treestar Sep 2014 #464
So much wrong with this kcr Sep 2014 #345
They do treestar Sep 2014 #371
That's what humans did for about 99% of our evolutionary history davidn3600 Sep 2014 #10
Are we still in the stone age? Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #11
The human organism, TransitJohn Sep 2014 #14
This study used subjects from a dating website Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #16
+1 n/t JTFrog Sep 2014 #46
All salient points, but TransitJohn Sep 2014 #84
You seemed to be supporting the science in the OP. Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #88
I was clear. TransitJohn Sep 2014 #93
"I think you are confusing social interaction with biological evolution. Which is 'bad science.'' Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #96
Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #105
all the men, having mid life crisis, fucking up their life, cause they cannot let go of youth. seabeyond Sep 2014 #109
There's no fool like an old fool! Lol, a dating website, probably a bunch of old guys who are sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #144
"His bubblegum phony pop psych is his hallmark. I'm embarrassed for him. " We will have to be bettyellen Sep 2014 #246
wonder why the post you responded to here was Hidden JI7 Sep 2014 #360
Ageism and sexism used to be regularly dismissed on DU MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #395
+1 LiberalLoner Sep 2014 #180
true, thinking you can order up a human body for your use treestar Sep 2014 #306
No, we just kill with greater efficiency now. Ilsa Sep 2014 #22
Fast-Evolving Brains Helped Humans out of the Stone Age Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #31
evolution told us, women were emotional and incapable of taking care of self. 4 decades, we speed seabeyond Sep 2014 #41
I just read a BBC article that said 30% of older women date younger men. Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #62
and that will probably end up about the same as for men. why? because women can now do it. seabeyond Sep 2014 #68
Yep, the more financially independent women become, whathehell Sep 2014 #69
Good analysis, reference. I'll definitely Ilsa Sep 2014 #103
or. i am getting old, i need youth to make me feel young again. either way. lol. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #125
+100 Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #132
Actually I do that. I did it again today. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #420
Of course, and this... TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #24
this is used as a religion in the name of science to dominate and control, no different than seabeyond Sep 2014 #30
Don't be silly... TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #49
if i, along with real scientists, argue this bogus garbage, we have a problem with science. seabeyond Sep 2014 #50
Personally, I don't differentiate the gender of... TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #57
yet, i do not see you adn other men address your disagreements with men as ... silly. seabeyond Sep 2014 #61
btw. that would be the very silent conditioning we do of the sexes, that allow results like these seabeyond Sep 2014 #63
I have, but I'm not going to dredge up old posts to prove it. TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #77
well. unless i see, i am not buying. it is not a norm. something we do. we have created silly... seabeyond Sep 2014 #86
See post 31. Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #33
I saw it, and... TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #52
This is the original topic. Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #59
Nobody's made a definitive list."" (but rarely prove) anything you want." seabeyond Sep 2014 #60
There is a certain breed of lefty that is as implacably anti-science hifiguy Sep 2014 #249
Um, some of us tend to "evolve" beyond basic biological instincts, but whathehell Sep 2014 #58
this is not even about biological instincts. it is all about creating a religion, in the name of seabeyond Sep 2014 #71
Amazing how the same men defend their need to embody stone age biological imperatives Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #98
my mouth drops open and hangs... lol. and this is it. absolufugginlutely. seabeyond Sep 2014 #100
It's all about Darwinian Evolution hifiguy Sep 2014 #181
as i said, a new religion for men in the name of science to dominate and control, patriarchy. seabeyond Sep 2014 #184
Oh, puh-leeeze. hifiguy Sep 2014 #203
the scientific community has already well debunked it. you are behind the eight ball. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #208
Hardly. All I said was that it should be investigated. hifiguy Sep 2014 #220
Does evolutionary psychology have any problems? seabeyond Sep 2014 #226
OK, that is a real link and I will read the article. hifiguy Sep 2014 #229
That entire article is a list of problems to be addressed hifiguy Sep 2014 #242
It calls for a more rigorous science kcr Sep 2014 #245
Your subject line is exactly what I was trying to say the article said. hifiguy Sep 2014 #256
Some scientists actually do reject it kcr Sep 2014 #257
I'm glad I waited to reply jen63 Sep 2014 #396
The author of that particular piece Sea posted.... opiate69 Sep 2014 #416
Evolutionary biologist! Really!? kcr Sep 2014 #418
My mistake... Evolutionary Psychologist. Theoretical Biologist opiate69 Sep 2014 #421
Those behaviors can be overruled by the mind (nt) Shankapotomus Sep 2014 #250
This survey.. sendero Sep 2014 #362
which would not have to do with beginning of time, but the time man created law where woman are seabeyond Sep 2014 #365
+1 LostInAnomie Sep 2014 #340
Precisely malaise Sep 2014 #375
We're "advanced?" MoonRiver Sep 2014 #438
Now there's a representative sample - Finns on OKCupid!: aikoaiko Sep 2014 #2
Duh... Oktober Sep 2014 #5
"Women’s and Men’s Sexual Preferences and Activities with Respect to the Partner’s Age: ..." Cerridwen Sep 2014 #6
I just wanted you to know I read your post. Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #85
Thank you. Cerridwen Sep 2014 #373
i read it. i just feel men are conditioned into fantasy for the ideal partner and women live in the seabeyond Sep 2014 #381
Both genders seem to think the other has unrealistic expectations davidn3600 Sep 2014 #392
wrong. a woman want man her age. per study, man does not want same. wants the young woman. a woman seabeyond Sep 2014 #403
Women have different expectations of men...that's what Im saying davidn3600 Sep 2014 #408
actually that is another one of those myths men have hung onto. women are more visually cued seabeyond Sep 2014 #412
why would evolution happen to favor either sex? treestar Sep 2014 #468
I always liked women in their mid 30's. B Calm Sep 2014 #8
NS, S. Delusion reigns supreme. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #13
ah, took me a second ... lol Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #251
I've been sexually active for 45 years... Johnyawl Sep 2014 #18
so a man any age wants 20 something. the 20 something want only the 20 something. so.... man seabeyond Sep 2014 #19
Correct...As a hot young 20-something, I had middle and old aged guys hit on me all the time and whathehell Sep 2014 #90
19. i had to decide consciously, how i wanted to walk my sexuality in life. seabeyond Sep 2014 #104
Not this 53 y.o. dotymed Sep 2014 #20
I guess maybe thats why I like my 61 dang near 62 year old sweetheart wife madokie Sep 2014 #21
Yeah I'm sure this has nothing to do with gollygee Sep 2014 #23
who doesnt appreciate young and healthy. the difference is those that live in reality and those seabeyond Sep 2014 #32
As my daughter gets older... NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #25
This is true for me as a mother/grandmother as well. logosoco Sep 2014 #43
personally, i feel that is the more natural way we evolve as we age. i know it is the same seabeyond Sep 2014 #47
Man! I gotta get me some study money! (n/t) Iggo Sep 2014 #26
^^best post in this thread^^ irisblue Sep 2014 #192
I keep telling people this. Women and men. Especially women. Triana Sep 2014 #27
Glad I never took your advice, 'cause I dated, married, and gave birth after 35. winter is coming Sep 2014 #56
That's not common though, as I understand it. Triana Sep 2014 #80
I met my husband at 36 JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #451
Wow. I believe a person of any age if she/he so chooses, can find love and companionship. oregonjen Sep 2014 #65
Or a big dose of reality. nt LWolf Sep 2014 #410
+1 Triana Sep 2014 #425
I got married at 48 Le Taz Hot Sep 2014 #130
Of course. The problem MUST be me. Triana Sep 2014 #233
Nobody's "sneering" at you. Le Taz Hot Sep 2014 #247
It is though treestar Sep 2014 #311
I feel sorry for you. Not sure what your personal experiences are... Avalux Sep 2014 #140
it is a society, like this study, with the intent to throw away older women. seabeyond Sep 2014 #142
The post was presented as personal opinion, advice. Avalux Sep 2014 #146
i agree totally, and i do not stay queit either. man, does not ge to define me. man.... seabeyond Sep 2014 #152
I didn't create the destroyed/destructive world we live in. Triana Sep 2014 #219
Sentenced? Wow. Avalux Sep 2014 #278
I don't believe it treestar Sep 2014 #314
a lot of peope are into sports, facebook etc which i never got into, do you live life by following JI7 Sep 2014 #342
speak for yourself JI7 Sep 2014 #209
I do. Thankyouverymuch. And I won't apologize for that. n/t Triana Sep 2014 #222
why would a guy even want a woman to do that ? JI7 Sep 2014 #231
whether you know it or not, a great many men expect it. Triana Sep 2014 #237
my point is why would someone want it JI7 Sep 2014 #243
I agree with you there. That's been my experience and my observation. raccoon Sep 2014 #315
Miley Cyrus shared the same "wisdom" recently. Was probably mollied out, so you know... bettyellen Sep 2014 #261
Damn, guess I have to divorce my wife jeff47 Sep 2014 #299
you know what is the intent of these kinds of articles/alleged studies treestar Sep 2014 #317
tree, all my sexual life, men have defined my sexuality. at 20 i was suppose to want the 40 yr old seabeyond Sep 2014 #325
Same here, sea, I must be of similar age treestar Sep 2014 #334
Not really. Finding someone sexually attractive is only part of what makes them attractive overall. jeff47 Sep 2014 #348
i think the point is, youth is attractive. that simple. seabeyond Sep 2014 #353
Again, sexually attractive is only one part of attractive. jeff47 Sep 2014 #367
my point is simple. YOUTH is attractive. seabeyond Sep 2014 #383
Thanks for the info LadyHawkAZ Sep 2014 #380
Are you kidding? whathehell Sep 2014 #423
Hooray evo psych argle bargle! NuclearDem Sep 2014 #28
ya know. it never ends. gotta get that toe in control and dominance at all cost. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #34
BRB Saber Cat Hunting chrisa Sep 2014 #39
I heard this the other day and my reaction leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #36
Needs to be repeated: Reasoning > Biological Instinct chrisa Sep 2014 #37
That's kind of an important thing to consider. leftyladyfrommo Sep 2014 #42
and that is a whole point we havent addressed. single from dating sight? seabeyond Sep 2014 #44
Bingo. Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #94
Yeah, the OKCupid part is really crappy science jeff47 Sep 2014 #307
mid-30s wyldwolf Sep 2014 #40
They plan to study same-sex age preferences next marle35 Sep 2014 #48
I expect biology is at play here, but so are media ideals. Marr Sep 2014 #51
Yay! Another devisive, War of the Sexes thread based on horny fuckers' ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 #53
Amusing watching people fight this. It's pretty simple- fertility rules all LittleBlue Sep 2014 #54
It would be pretty simple, and make sense, if only 20 something year old women were fertile kcr Sep 2014 #67
We can scientifically measure fertility LittleBlue Sep 2014 #70
This message was self-deleted by its author kcr Sep 2014 #73
That doesn't mean that the 13-year-old's LittleBlue Sep 2014 #76
What evidence do you have that maternal survival was a factor in mate selection? kcr Sep 2014 #79
"Many women"? No. LittleBlue Sep 2014 #133
That's not evidence kcr Sep 2014 #139
Women hit their fertility peak in their early to mid-20s LittleBlue Sep 2014 #145
Do you realize that evolution happens over hundreds of thousands to millions of years? kcr Sep 2014 #149
Evo psyche explains too much to be discounted LittleBlue Sep 2014 #150
No, it doesn't kcr Sep 2014 #153
In what era of history have young women not been preferred? LittleBlue Sep 2014 #156
Aren't you proving my point if that is the case? kcr Sep 2014 #158
No, because you can't show me one culture that doesn't prefer young women LittleBlue Sep 2014 #160
No one is asserting that older women are or have ever been preferred over younger women kcr Sep 2014 #161
It can't be cultural if it's universal LittleBlue Sep 2014 #164
The claim that it is universal is spurious kcr Sep 2014 #165
Then find an example where it isn't LittleBlue Sep 2014 #168
But again. That would be culture. Not biology. Do you not see the difference? kcr Sep 2014 #169
I'll try this analogy kcr Sep 2014 #163
It's not social if every culture does it LittleBlue Sep 2014 #166
Every culture does it means it's not social? Really? kcr Sep 2014 #167
YES! LittleBlue Sep 2014 #171
NO! kcr Sep 2014 #172
Sorry, you can't even show me one instance of what you're saying LittleBlue Sep 2014 #173
Oh, really? No man ever dates, mates and has relationships with older women? Never happens? kcr Sep 2014 #174
Of course they do LittleBlue Sep 2014 #177
You are misunderstanding what evolution is kcr Sep 2014 #178
Yes it is LittleBlue Sep 2014 #183
They just aren't as sexualized as often. Exactly. kcr Sep 2014 #185
No. I think it's a product of evolutionary preference LittleBlue Sep 2014 #189
You do. With absolutely no evidence and a misunderstanding of what evolution is kcr Sep 2014 #191
HOW? LittleBlue Sep 2014 #198
The trait exists all around you. You admitted to it yourself, dude! kcr Sep 2014 #199
What did I admit myself? LittleBlue Sep 2014 #207
That you find older women attractive. kcr Sep 2014 #212
Holy s*** dude LittleBlue Sep 2014 #217
I think I understand it quite a bit better than you understand the concept of biology n/t kcr Sep 2014 #224
There you go, being unreasonable and asking for hifiguy Sep 2014 #269
every culture use to say women did not have the capacity to take care of ourselves. once laws were seabeyond Sep 2014 #170
Not true LittleBlue Sep 2014 #175
and not all men want the twenty yr old and the number of women wanting 20 yr old is growing. seabeyond Sep 2014 #187
Then prove it by giving me a culture that doesn't prefer young women LittleBlue Sep 2014 #190
Do you think war is a biological imperitive and therefore nothing can be done about it? kcr Sep 2014 #197
War is the result of many things LittleBlue Sep 2014 #200
Oh, of course, well, THAT is complicated. kcr Sep 2014 #211
that is why i do not even bother here. all the contradictions ignored. seabeyond Sep 2014 #213
It's fun though. kcr Sep 2014 #215
50 posts on this thread is not bothering? nt Union Scribe Sep 2014 #264
Do you like, go around, and count her posts like that? bravenak Sep 2014 #301
ha ha. actualy, didnt even take note of that post. i mostly ignore him. YOU, seabeyond Sep 2014 #313
I'm glad you can find it funny. bravenak Sep 2014 #322
How can you compare a state's decision to go to war LittleBlue Sep 2014 #214
I know. Daring to question men's sexual preferences and how they come to be is risky. kcr Sep 2014 #223
What are you questioning? LittleBlue Sep 2014 #227
What do you mean, what am I questioning? kcr Sep 2014 #228
You compared war to sexual preference LittleBlue Sep 2014 #232
Nooooo, I didn't kcr Sep 2014 #235
Your argument actually went farther proving my point LittleBlue Sep 2014 #236
If these were innately biological we would have little to no social progress kcr Sep 2014 #240
There are biological differences between the ethnicities LittleBlue Sep 2014 #252
I apologize. I wasn't clear. kcr Sep 2014 #254
those are not biological differences treestar Sep 2014 #328
You sound like one of those 'cure the gays' people Union Scribe Sep 2014 #268
No. Not what I'm saying at all. kcr Sep 2014 #270
It's coming from your awful arguments about the "preference" Union Scribe Sep 2014 #275
No. It's coming from awful distortions of my arguments. kcr Sep 2014 #279
No, you're *denying* that attraction is biological. Union Scribe Sep 2014 #283
What I'm denying is that the notion that older women are non-sexual beings kcr Sep 2014 #286
Wait a minute. Are you claiming that it's never okay to question whether anyhing is innate? kcr Sep 2014 #282
I'm pretty sure you don't even know what you're arguing Union Scribe Sep 2014 #285
Okay. I'll let you carry on with some of the worst distortion and conflating kcr Sep 2014 #288
For those who don't know who Margaret Beaufort was Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #498
!! leftstreet Sep 2014 #78
Most women weren't fertile at 13 thousands of years ago NickB79 Sep 2014 #118
and today, a girl having a baby is the same risk of a woman over 36. seabeyond Sep 2014 #127
So does that mean men haven't evolved? leftstreet Sep 2014 #129
fertilize everything comes from religion, and science adopted. i can argue seabeyond Sep 2014 #131
My point is the same. I doubt the age was 25. kcr Sep 2014 #134
the whole argument is cavemen is so fuggin innately perceptive, that they would fine the mate that seabeyond Sep 2014 #126
the perverts use the same claim on wanting the 10, 11, 14 yr old. ya know. seabeyond Sep 2014 #81
oh. i am being amusing. or is that silly. me. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #83
I'm aware LittleBlue Sep 2014 #95
And women of all ages don't want those men. nt Zorra Sep 2014 #55
If they're smart, they don't! n/t Triana Sep 2014 #82
+1999999999999999999999999 nt treestar Sep 2014 #298
Lucille was fifty...and I was nineteen... DreamGypsy Sep 2014 #75
the younger the gal, the fewer men she can compare him to Skittles Sep 2014 #92
that is so fuggin what it is. lol. also, another i see, they are not experienced enough to call seabeyond Sep 2014 #135
That is exactly what this is about. KitSileya Sep 2014 #241
I read that in some feminist tract years ago treestar Sep 2014 #484
Nice to look at - But what do you do in the morning FreakinDJ Sep 2014 #101
Who's buying all that MILF porn then? LeftyMom Sep 2014 #110
you know. some pimply ass kid aving the audacity to get all up in my face and telling me seabeyond Sep 2014 #141
When I was in Iraq JonLP24 Sep 2014 #272
all about denigrating women, even in iraq. even if it is a punk ass kid, denigrating a grown women. seabeyond Sep 2014 #316
He was a grown man JonLP24 Sep 2014 #318
i watched an OP on an org with milf talking about a member that die, have a bunch of grown men seabeyond Sep 2014 #331
this OP created a thread, that is just priceless to me. i thank you. i have to get busy with life, seabeyond Sep 2014 #111
Nobody has the right to police who anyone else is attracted to. PERIOD. AngryAmish Sep 2014 #114
who is policing? it does matter when men tell us it is innate and to buy into bullshit. seabeyond Sep 2014 #143
I can't help but notice kcr Sep 2014 #151
more. demanding we allow them to define my sexuality, experience in life, in the name of science. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #154
laughing at this bullshit study is not policing. It's fucking OK Cupid, not rocket science. bettyellen Sep 2014 #265
The study was financed by the Finnish government. davidn3600 Sep 2014 #357
You forgot pedophiles treestar Sep 2014 #485
I think that it is a biological thing. Marrah_G Sep 2014 #120
OK Cupid? ismnotwasm Sep 2014 #124
"The findings are similar to data culled from the dating website OKCupid" Union Scribe Sep 2014 #280
I'm surprised with myself for being surprised by this Tom Rinaldo Sep 2014 #137
these are the men having mid life crisis, not able to give up youth, willing ot destroy family seabeyond Sep 2014 #155
Seabeyond, are you honestly saying a middle aged man should not.... Logical Sep 2014 #176
Logical? Are you honestly saying men should not find older women attractive? kcr Sep 2014 #182
I find women of all ages attractive. And enjoy their company much more than I would.... Logical Sep 2014 #196
No one is saying noticing physical attractiveness is evil. kcr Sep 2014 #201
Everybody finds younger people attractive in this society treestar Sep 2014 #349
Does that work for the older men that find younger women attractive? The2ndWheel Sep 2014 #202
Well, if they can't find a 20 year old who's willing, guess they're out of luck. kcr Sep 2014 #205
If older women aren't preferred for some reason The2ndWheel Sep 2014 #271
How do we go from older men not being able to find 20 year olds kcr Sep 2014 #274
You said those older men are out of luck if they can't find a willing 20 year old The2ndWheel Sep 2014 #287
Who said no one wants old men? That's not what you or anyone else said. kcr Sep 2014 #289
Right, they're out of luck if they want but can't get the 20 year old The2ndWheel Sep 2014 #297
There is a difference between someone being alone because they have narrow standards kcr Sep 2014 #304
Which of course works for both women and men The2ndWheel Sep 2014 #332
Well, yes, if a woman has narrow standards kcr Sep 2014 #335
if that is going to be your choice, then i would suggest take up whittlin' and walk the dog. seabeyond Sep 2014 #206
So now the study is right? The2ndWheel Sep 2014 #244
Did you miss the first word in her post- IF? bettyellen Sep 2014 #267
She went back to the study to affirm her hypothesis The2ndWheel Sep 2014 #284
youth is attractive for all of us. no special there. specifically with the post you replied to, seabeyond Sep 2014 #195
I agree with you on that 100%...... Logical Sep 2014 #204
simply, i have yet gotten to a point where i am ignored as a sexual human being. i do not appreciate seabeyond Sep 2014 #216
I doubt any women at this point think I am sexy. But I do not mind them thinking other men are. nt Logical Sep 2014 #351
i really do not get your point. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #358
The "OKCupid" men are. The other study wasn't all men looking for dates.(nt) jeff47 Sep 2014 #310
I only saw the three paragraphs above @ Time.com, no details of the Finnish study bettyellen Sep 2014 #439
It's post #6 in this thread. (nt) jeff47 Sep 2014 #446
thanks- am laughing at the old "men are more visually cued" bullshit- It's embarrassing that anyone bettyellen Sep 2014 #456
So if a 40 year old man and a 24 year old woman fall in love... davidn3600 Sep 2014 #364
Does she really love him? treestar Sep 2014 #483
That also would have been my guess. stevenleser Sep 2014 #157
And the reverse as well kcr Sep 2014 #389
That was true for me up to the age of maybe 40 tularetom Sep 2014 #147
Guess it's time for this lively little old lady to learn how to knit. In_The_Wind Sep 2014 #159
Not me. Women in their 20's scare me. GoneOffShore Sep 2014 #193
Good luck with that. nt daredtowork Sep 2014 #194
I still want to have kids, so I am forced to keep my options open. tridim Sep 2014 #210
While I agree with those who say it is biology, I don't see any reason we can't try to liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #230
What the survery doesn't say - when asked, men don't really want to MARRY them.....just FUCK them Baclava Sep 2014 #234
Yeah, the survey left out a shitload of stuff, like merrily Sep 2014 #248
give me a couple mil in grant money and I'll find out why 20 y/o women prefer men worth billions Baclava Sep 2014 #253
Cause they don't know shit from shinola about anything. merrily Sep 2014 #281
Really? If you ask a 70 year old woman who she would rather have merrily Sep 2014 #239
I'm 41, wife is 28. Puzzledtraveller Sep 2014 #260
Same with me JonLP24 Sep 2014 #263
Incorrect: Most men like OLDER women. Older men who like women in their 20's never really matured. TheBlackAdder Sep 2014 #276
Well, apparently not only is this not the case, but now I'm being compared to a homophobe kcr Sep 2014 #290
I find it interesting that the people giving men the least credit LeftyMom Sep 2014 #294
Yes. This same argument in a different context, and cue the whining about male bashing. kcr Sep 2014 #312
ah, but this study is sexually empowering and bolstering for men. hence, it is a win. regardless seabeyond Sep 2014 #320
But you can't argue with science! kcr Sep 2014 #341
it is a trip. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #347
i have seen this a few times where some criticism of some hetero male weirdness is compared JI7 Sep 2014 #354
I know kcr Sep 2014 #361
I'm sorry, I'm not sure I am following your reply. TheBlackAdder Sep 2014 #450
excellent post. seabeyond Sep 2014 #454
Bullshit Reter Sep 2014 #467
Is that a 'floppy' you have there when responding to a sexual attractiveness thread? nt TheBlackAdder Sep 2014 #502
lol that is not going to work out for most of them treestar Sep 2014 #296
This thread didn't disappoint. n/t flvegan Sep 2014 #308
Nope... trumad Sep 2014 #327
The OP has proven he has issues with women. Getting tired of him taking his seaglass Sep 2014 #444
many many threads by this guy with the same type if meme trumad Sep 2014 #445
I guess I buck the trend... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #359
While true, I find older women just as attractive as I age. liberal N proud Sep 2014 #363
Confrims one thing: Men of all ages are stupid. JDPriestly Sep 2014 #385
You know what's even greater? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2014 #401
I write from the vantage point of 51 years of marriage. JDPriestly Sep 2014 #413
If that were the consideration treestar Sep 2014 #431
Depends who you fall in love with PasadenaTrudy Sep 2014 #436
Like comedian "Moms Mabley" said . . . another_liberal Sep 2014 #404
OKCupid? MadrasT Sep 2014 #405
IKR! Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #457
i like ikr. i had to look it up. that is a good one. thanks. nt seabeyond Sep 2014 #458
saw another good one the other day ... {Ns,S} ... loved it, too :D Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #460
i saw you liked that one. seabeyond Sep 2014 #461
{No shit, Sherlock}. I got it right away because that used to me one of my favorite come backs. Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #462
lol seabeyond Sep 2014 #471
I'm 47. I think having sex with some 25 year old would be, well, kinda weird. Throd Sep 2014 #406
i fgure the range of 5 yrs, plus or minus is our age. mostly. we cant really hit on bdays, lol seabeyond Sep 2014 #407
Women of all ages ... JEFF9K Sep 2014 #409
Oh, boy! Now, youre in for it. LostInAnomie Sep 2014 #411
Gender roles are very persistent davidn3600 Sep 2014 #417
Anyone ever think to ask the men? treestar Sep 2014 #430
Men are FAR more flexible with that davidn3600 Sep 2014 #443
Men become unemployed after they get married treestar Sep 2014 #447
That's exactly what I said davidn3600 Sep 2014 #469
There's been a huge amount of change since the early 70s treestar Sep 2014 #470
Not really treestar Sep 2014 #429
Maybe that's just the case with you and your friends. Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #477
Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #419
As a bisexual woman, I am ashamed to say, marym625 Sep 2014 #424
I don't. nt bemildred Sep 2014 #427
This brings to mind the "Princeton mom," who everyone criticizes ecstatic Sep 2014 #433
Lol PasadenaTrudy Sep 2014 #434
I think it is true paramajitinajar99 Sep 2014 #452
Welcome to DU awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #474
Ironically, Bob Dylan(!) was the First to Rec this thread ... Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #455
People also lie their asses off on dating websites. alarimer Sep 2014 #459
Sounds right to me Reter Sep 2014 #466
Every man would be Sonny Bono treestar Sep 2014 #472
475 replies, 8345 views, 10 Recommends tecelote Sep 2014 #476
That took a study????? nt valerief Sep 2014 #478
I have to say, studies have proven men actually want... TheVisitor Sep 2014 #481
It's so gross to think of my 14 year old self treestar Sep 2014 #482
there is nothing to suggest it is "natural" and that they cannot help themselves. seabeyond Sep 2014 #488
A 20-year old woman is not necessarily better able to bear children than a 13-year-old. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2014 #489
Yup, we like evolution science when it's used to mock fundies Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #494
yes. we call creationism what it is. storytelling. we are just clever enough to see the story tellin seabeyond Sep 2014 #499
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"Evo-Psych crap has validated my stupidity! I've never felt more enabled to be Creepy Old Guy!" LanternWaste Sep 2014 #500
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