Time and time again on this subreddit and in society you see the scenario where a man of comfortable financial means uses such means to attract a very young and attractive woman to be his companion.

This man is always ridiculed, with allegations that he is a predator, mentally ill, stunted, and every other insult in the book because he is attracted to legal but young women.

The woman on the other hand is treated as the victim and despite her benefitting from collecting resources through the relationship, she will not be punished by society in any way.

This is all of course complete nonsense. Men who go after (legal) young women aren't manipulative predators, and women possess agency and decision making skills, and must own their choices and live with the consequences of their actions.

But, past these conclusions, we need to ask ourselves: why do so many men prefer this setup? Well, simply put, men are always paying for sex in one way or another, so they may as well go for the youngest, most attractive women possible.

A woman, regardless of her age will always judge a man based on how much he makes, how much in assets he has accumulated, or many women will mask this judgement behind having a "well educated" man, when in fact this is simply code for high earning man. Even other high earning women judge men based on their provider status, demanding a man make at least as much as them despite them not needing a single dime. Why do even these women do this? Because judging men based on their provider status is what women do.

So all women, or at least nearly all women judge men based on their resources. But the thing is, only a small percentage of men are actually wealthy, or high earners. And most of these wealthy men tend to be older due to compounding interest being the method they used to accumulate their wealth.

So these single high earning/wealthy men, being predominately old, are faced with a decision. Pursue an "age appropriate" (nonsensical gynocentric shaming term) woman who has already judged you based on your income or assets (they will deny doing so) and will nag and demand a marriage?

Or do you pursue a young and attractive woman who is completly open about loving you for your status as a provider, will never nag you for a marriage, and is extremely hot as hell with a young and fresh body?

The answer here seems clear. All women are already judging you based on the money you make, so men of status may as well go for the hot, young, and fresh women who are open and honest with them about their intentions. In fact, this honesty about the transactional nature of the relationship is one of the most relieving things for a man because he knows he isn't being used by a woman, rather he is fairly trading his value to obtain the hottest and youngest woman possible.

So yeah, pretty much to sum it up. If men are going to be judged based on their income/assets, men may as well go for the hottest women possible because that's what will accrue them the highest value. A 40 year old woman is not worth marrying, and can hardly even give a man a healthy child. A high earning/wealthy man in his 40s is better off using his money to attract a younger woman who may potentially want marriage/kids (depending on the individual) because the 40 year old woman will be judging her potential partner on his income too. So may as well go for the 23 year old if you have the resources to obtain them.

One could suppose a man dates an older woman to avoid social shame and stigma, and this explanation would be warranted. In fact, I think this is the only reason a man would ever commit to an older women. Much like how society shamed women in the past for not being married, society currently shames men to keep them from maximizing their own value and putting their resources where they are most potent. Which I find sad, and just another way our BP gynocentric society acts to keep men down.