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Why Younger Men Keep Dating Older Women

24 Jul 2026 · 2 min

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In this monologue, the speaker shares a personal anecdote about how his girlfriend adjusted his dating‑app age filter to include younger men, and reflects on why younger men are attracted to older women. He cites Cindy Gallup, a known advocate for age‑gap dating, and notes that older women are often seen as easy, drama‑free, experienced, and skilled in sexual intimacy, making them appealing for short‑term fun. While acknowledging that most younger men likely seek brief, low‑commitment relationships, he suggests that a few, like Madonna, might pursue longer‑term connections. The speaker also argues that age‑appropriate relationships have advantages, such as shared cultural references and better communication, and cautions that media articles may not fully represent the broader reality of these dynamics.

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As my girlfriend showed me one day when I said I wasn't getting any matches, she just literally pulled the bar down across the screen and made my search from 55 and above to like 37 and above. And I know Cindy Gallup, we've had conversations, she's been on my show, you know, she is one of the main advocates for the benefits of going out with younger men. And I do get it, like younger men have their benefits, right? They're interested in older women probably because, well, frankly, we're easy. We're just easy. We're drama-free. We don't have much estrogen, so there's not a lot of drama going on there. We've got a lot of experience. We know how to go down on a guy and make him feel good. And, you know, mostly— and I think that I get why they— I get why they like us. I, you know, it's perfectly obvious. Do they like us for the long term? Probably not. But for short-term fun, or I mean, I guess if you're Madonna maybe they're in it for the long term. But, you know, by and large, I think most younger men are looking at older women as fun, short-term relationships, you know, whatever. But for older women, I just think, yeah, okay, it's kind of nice, but there's something to be said about age-appropriate relationships, and there's something to be said about being able to talk to a man and have the same relative cultural references and all of that sort of stuff. And I do think that these articles, they're not indicative of what I see generally.