Question for WOMEN ONLY PLEASE: if all age of consent laws were repealed and all female shaming silenced...

sublimemongrel · 2017-01-30T15:36:35+00:00

Probably mid teens to mid 20s. I doubt you'd see a lot of dudes going after <14 girls. Of course it really depends on the girl. Some girls are late bloomers (like me). At 15 I looked 12. That being said there are some 14-16 year olds who look like they might be college students. I think men would go for young looking, but still looks like a "young woman" more than a tween.

Edited to fix my math typo.

IamTheWalkingMenu · 2017-01-30T15:49:06+00:00

They would pursue girls who are young like 16 to 22 and look like the girls that they themselves wanted when they got through puberty. Don't kid yourselves. Go look at your senior photo. I was 17 and I'll never look that good again.

shoup88 · 2017-01-30T15:46:08+00:00

I think for at least the first several years, there would be no change in what age men pursue. Even without the legal restrictions, cultural restrictions would remain in place for awhile. I don't think it would change over night.

Ultimately, I think it would be similar to now but add in 16 and 17 year olds. Maaaybe 15. Any younger than that I think they look too much like children to have mass appeal. I'm biased because my younger sister is 15 and she looks like she could be 12 - a lot of her friends are similar. I'm sure there are much more adult looking young teens, but I don't see them.

Culturally, we'd also have to see how teenagers would respond to adult advances. Would they all say no to any man over 24? If so, a lot of men might not pursue because it's a lost cause. Right now, older men are free to pursue women just over the age of consent, but they largely don't. I'm not sure we can say how much of that is due to "female shaming" and how much of that is due to personal guilt/near guaranteed rejection.

Atlas_B_Shruggin · 2017-01-30T15:39:53+00:00

i think the bulk of men would pursue women between 18-24. women who are in college age and have no current financial or social obligations tied to them.

that said, i see the break down like this.

16-25yo = 16-21

25-35yo = 16-20

35-45yo = 20-25

45-55yo = 25-30

55+ = < 40 exclusively until they die

bluepy67 · 2017-01-30T16:00:54+00:00

For a ONS, 16-30. For relationships, up to 10 years younger than they are, though that would vary. I don't think your average guy wants a woman way younger than him unless it's casual sex. Cute things can become annoying over time when you're not in the same stage of life.

There will always be guys who compartmentalize their relationships with women, and they would probably aim younger. Obviously, when you look at appearance and sex only, younger is better (barring some fetishes). Many men, though, have their SO as their primary companion. I know tons of guys in my age group who mostly socialize through work and their partner, and then age (as in being peers) matters more.

GridReXX · 2017-01-30T21:40:33+00:00

I'm going to assume you mean "pursue for sex" and not "pursue for child birth."

Probably as young as 14.

Or any age where she starts looking womanly.

Could be as young as 9 or 10 for some girls who go through puberty really early.

Knowing this in my heart, I sometimes wonder if I'll even feel comfortable with my own future husband and our potential daughter 😩.

I try not to focus on this fun fact of male sexuality because if I do it just makes me uncomfortable.

As far as the upper end... really just depends on how long the woman maintains the vestige of youth and sexiness.

Jennifer Lopez and Gabrielle Union are well into their 40s and are still the sexual fantasy of many 20 year old men.

And Helen Mirren and Jane Fonda are sexy to many older men. Hell I find Hellen sexy.

rulenumber303 · 2017-01-30T15:57:00+00:00

18-19

Fathers play a role too. I think you would find if women didn't deal with this issue in the variety of effective ways they currently do, fathers would step forward and you would find that chasing after girls under the age of legal adulthood would increasingly result in guys having the shit kicked out of them. 40 year olds are sly. The majority of 40 year old men know how to lay a trap to get a horny guy to do something that would justify landing a few blows on him. Society would come to the consensus that under 18s are to be left alone.

Atlas_B_Shruggin · 2017-01-30T21:45:20+00:00

Girls who are in their teens still look really young to me now and their personalities are far too annoying to engage in anything longer than a hello or a goodbye. The lowest I could go is about 21 but, more like 22.

I've always found this conversation interesting though. When we call guys pedophiles for screwing a 16 year old, we're calling every man in France, the UK, Japan, Canada and Australia a "pedophile" because over there 16 is A OK. And those are all first world highly developed and commercialized countries, so its weird how according to our laws, all the men there are sickos and child molesters. I personally think once a girl blossoms into a woman (i.e. fully developed body), it's kinda ridiculous to shame men for noticing. We notice. But like I said....I'm incredibly annoyed by anyone that still has teen in their age so the lowest I'd go is 21 and even then, that's pushing it because college girls are annoying as fuck too sometimes. If women could just stay 25 and hot for the rest of their lives, life would be AMAZING.

[deleted] · 2017-01-30T15:54:43+00:00

More men would pursue women under the technical age of consent, as they do in countries where this is permissible. However, girls with involved and present parents would probably be limited these interactions, even if "female" shaming is silenced most fathers would not like this. Most states have consent around 16, and I don't foresee the median man pursuing below 14 or so, so I don't think things would change that drastically.

Most men would still direct most of their sexual attention towards women in their early 20s, and would be mitigated by what is attainable than what is shameful.

Lyanina · 2017-01-30T15:36:45+00:00

For sex or for relationships?

speltspelt · 2017-01-30T16:22:40+00:00

I think the age that men say they want and the age that they invest in women the most can be different. In modern society males seem to be investing most in women in their twenties - that's a revealed preference.

For really short term stuff, I recall seeing a study from Thailand showing prostitute earnings peak after 20 (though not much after 20) - that's a revealed preference for very early 20s.

[deleted] · 2017-01-30T16:28:18+00:00

I think that 15-25 would probs still be the most desired age range. That's when fertility is at its peak, that's been the range that men have pursued for marriage historically. Most men are not attracted to undeveloped girls, so I still don't think you'd see too many going after girls younger than 14. And if those that are tried, I imagine the girls' families would take issue.

give_me_shinies · 2017-01-30T17:43:03+00:00

Late teens to early 20s. IOW, peak fertility.

I doubt most men would go for undeveloped (say <14-ish) girls even in your scenario, that wouldn't make much sense biologically.

[deleted] · 2017-01-31T02:10:38+00:00

Are you attempting to suggest the only reason older men can't get teenagers is because of consent laws?

lollygagyo · 2017-01-31T04:41:41+00:00

Late teens to mid-twenties.

I don't think men, en masses, find teens as attractive as men here do esp for longer term relationships.

But early to mid twenties? Yeah. Physical peak plus some maturity so you don't feel like you're with a kid.

dragoness_leclerq · 2017-01-31T20:33:57+00:00

12-19 with the majority of 18-40 year old men pursing girls between 13 and 16. I'd say men 40+ however would probably pursue women/girls between 16 and 19, most leaning toward 18 and 19.

I say this because I've come to understand that many men - more than most would probably ever care to admit, even to themselves - are excited by not just youth and fertility, but extreme naivety, innocence and inexperience. Student/teacher dynamics are common fantasies and who is more inexperienced than a girl in the throes of puberty? There is also the appeal of "molding" a young girl into exactly what you want; "training her up", as they say.

Men are also exceeding drawn to childlike natures even today and in fully grown women. Free-spiritedness, playful demeanors and an air of helplessness seems to turn many, many men on. The awe with which many teen and preteen girls look at the world, especially when it comes to their own sexuality is appealing to many men, especially if they imagine becoming the subject of a young girls sole admiration.

[deleted] · 2017-01-30T18:50:21+00:00

Any woman that looks sexually enticing, 'ripe', even if she's 13/14. Younger teens also [tend] to be [more] innocent, don't know as much, and are generally happier, and more pleasant than their 20-something counterparts. In addition, younger women will be easier to seduce, impress, and romance. So the 'range' is less about age and more about whether the woman looks sexually attractive, young, and in her prime.

Men would go consistently go as young as they could, for as long as possible. When/If they want to marry - they'd still go as young as possible, while more would probably take things like emotional stability, and intelligence into account. If it's just about sexual pursuit however - young and hot.

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siaynoq11 · 2017-01-30T16:21:46+00:00

This is an interesting question that I don't have an answer to. I think it would be interesting to look back in time to before age of consent laws were a thing and observe the data.

planejane · 2017-01-30T16:41:27+00:00

Depends on their goals. Simple NSA sex would be late teens due to attractiveness and malleability. This would also benefit them when they moved on as the teens would be of age to return to their parents' home. Also a small selection would go for older women--the guys with MILF fetishes.

For starting families, somewhat older. Early twenties, for prime fertility and ability to support the children. Teenagers are rarely capable and self-sufficient mothers; if a man is looking to breed, choosing a mate would impact that.

questioningwoman · 2017-01-30T18:29:52+00:00

16-35

Electra_Cute · 2017-01-30T19:30:55+00:00

15~ to 27~ year old women would be pursued the post in my opinion.

Women usually start puberty at the age of 8-13, their womanly features would be more developed around the age of 15~ in most cases. I still think men would pursue 18-22 year old women in the majority of cases.

jintana · 2017-01-31T00:11:30+00:00

15-19 if terpers; half their age plus seven if not.

dottywine · 2017-02-03T15:53:03+00:00

I think they would pursue women from age 12 (kinda gross but I believe it) to 35 and as old as they like (some men do prefer mature women).

Title	Question for WOMEN ONLY PLEASE: if all age of consent laws were repealed and all female shaming silenced...
Author	Atlas_B_Shruggin
Upvotes	10
Comments	122
Date	January 30, 2017 3:31 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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