Now I'll preface this by saying yes exceptions happen. And this is not an 100 percent hard rule. There are likely plenty of men on this sub who are dating or have currently dated older women in the pass. Whether is a one night stand, friends with benefits, or relationship. And good for you if that's what you haven't gotten for a man.

But I think the vast majority of men ages 18-29 should avoid trying to date older women. Why? Well the ultimate reason is just that.... Older women are just simply not all that interested in younger men. There's a bunch of smaller reasons that just make that one point better but that's the issue bigger overall reason.

Now I already know somebody is gonna come out and say then why does th term cougar exist? Cougar is just a way to identify women whom like younger men. That's mostly it. Despite Corn existing it's one of those things that is overly marketed to young men that cougars are common.

And based on my experience and the feedback of many others. I simply went through enough life to conclude they are not.First and foremost the majority of women prefer older men usually and not younger men. So in most cases most women aren't even gonna prefer men their age let alone younger.

Also you have this phenomenon when women think men are babies under 30. You'll see this phenomenon alot even with women under 30 themselves. They'll usually meet a guy under 30 and immediately right him off because he's definitely not mature enough yet in their minds.

This is why it's EXTREMELY common to see women getting involved with men who are already in relationships, already have kids, already have their careers set, and their own home. These are usually guys in their 30s.

So for the vast majority of men their best options are gonna be going after the women that look their age or relatively younger.

Yes I know that it sucks because their are a ton of women in their 30s that are still hot and maybe you'd like to approach but imo you're just wasting your time because the overwhelming majority are just gonna say no