Callooh_Calais
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Just when I finally turn old enough to become chad, I'm no longer old enough:
Clueless social scientist thinks it's because millenials want financial security when the reality is that this is fatherless generation (and many boys were raised by single mothers and have serious issues) combined with a high desire for testosterone-driven men (exacerbated by a vast shortage) that leads to these dynamics, and let's be honest: Many women who say they won't date an older man always end up doing it with the whole "one thing lead to another" bullshit.
It's over for younglingcels. You'll just have to let Old Chad have his droit du seigneur
1 in 4 millennials want to date someone significantly older than them
by John Patrick, Contributer
| May 09, 2018 01:22 PM
While millennials are notorious for their willingness to disrupt consumer practices of previous generations, new research indicates that a growing number of millennials may actually prefer dating individuals who are not part of the millennial generation, but instead are from Generation X.
According to a recent survey by the dating app Badoo more than 1 in 4 individuals aged 18 to 24 said that they would consider dating someone above the age of 35 years old. In that same survey, approximately 1 in 3 women reported having dated someone 10 years older than them, and nearly 10 percent of men expressed a willingness to date someone 20 years older than them.
These results may indicate a desire by millennials to add more stability to their life. According to one expert, the prospect of dating an older individual may add a sense of security in knowing that your partner is more established.
"Millennials are looking to date someone who is older; as with age comes maturity and also the connotation of having your life together," said Abbie Moujaes, a dating expert for Badoo. "Dating someone older can be seen as a fast-track route into leading a stable life, which for a lot of millennials is enticing."
Moujaes also noted that millennials may be more accepting of age gaps in relationships in part because there have been a number of famous couples with significant age differences, such as President Trump or French President Emmanuel Macron. Trump, 71, is married to First Lady Melania Trump who is 24 years his junior. Macron, 40, is married to his former high school teacher, who is 25 years his senior.
Another theory for the growing age gap in millennial dating is the declining collective desire of millennials to have children. Recent studies have indicated that a growing number of millennial women are choosing to put off having children, causing them to seek older men who may not be seeking a family in place of younger men who may be anxious to get married and start a family.
Clueless social scientist thinks it's because millenials want financial security when the reality is that this is fatherless generation (and many boys were raised by single mothers and have serious issues) combined with a high desire for testosterone-driven men (exacerbated by a vast shortage) that leads to these dynamics, and let's be honest: Many women who say they won't date an older man always end up doing it with the whole "one thing lead to another" bullshit.
It's over for younglingcels. You'll just have to let Old Chad have his droit du seigneur
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