I just saw a thread on Ask Feminists about how horrible are couples where 18yo girl dates a much older man. How all men are pedos and want to abuse women, thats why they chose little ones as the easiest to manipulate. Of course there are rules that explicitly forbid non-feminist answers, so arguing there is impossible. But here we can discuss why such couples are frequent.

My thoughts: it is not just men choosing younger women, it is also young women preferring older men. There is abundance of young single men. Said 18yo girls could pick one of the 18yo guys (practically everyone in this age is single). But for some reasons women chose men that are 10 years older. Obvious reasons are more financial stability, experience in handling women. Maybe seeking traditional gender roles and leading men?

As for men: 18yo are of course young and beautiful, but there is no drastic physical difference between 18 and 25. Do men just seek virgins or low "body count"? Or maybe less emotional baggage? Are older women more jaded and misandrist? Finally late 20 women may start seeking LTR with prospective marriage and kids, which naybe is a dealbreaker for men?

Q2W: do you prefer older men? Or at least did you prefer older men when you were 18-20? If so, what are the reasons?

Q2M: do you seek girlfriends that are much younger? What are your reasons?