At what age does your window of opportunity to get attractive girls in the 18-22 year old age range close if you're a man in the United States?

DrPindaB · 2015-12-28T22:08:59+00:00

Impossible? 33-35. Why, because in the mind of a 18-22 year old woman, that's old. Intelligence wise, its not even a fair game, unless the man is super dumb. Show me a man that is 33 dating an 18 year old, and I will show you a really fucked up situation and will recommend that you sit back and watch the shit show unfold.

needsomehelp3211 · 2015-12-28T20:56:02+00:00

There are some important caveats to answer this question.

Generally if you keep in shape and have a high overall SMV, you can pull college aged girls well into your late 30s and early 40s. Apps like Tinder have made this exponentially easier.

BUT...

These girls will be the skankiest, sluttiest most emotionally unstable bitches you have ever seen. They're the types of girls who do drugs, go to raves every week, probably have an STD, probably come from an abusive or neglectful household, etc. They have nothing to offer but their looks.

So if you're a guy in your late 30s looking for a meaningful relationship, I'm sorry to say you're not gonna find any high quality women; you'll be relegated to women in their 30s with all that associated baggage. The good/mature/innocent young girls don't want to marry your older ass, they are resourceful and are looking for guys their own age who have the right mix of alpha and beta.

[deleted] · 2015-12-28T22:52:34+00:00

The older you are, the creepier you'll come across, and then the women you'll attract will be the ones that don't mind creepy old dudes hitting on younger women.

[deleted] · 2015-12-28T22:39:48+00:00

There's a big difference between an 18 year-old & a 22 yr-old.

A 30 yr-old man (like myself) wouldnt wanna be with an 18 yr-old (for various reasons) but could imagine having a relationship with a 22-yr-old.

GaiusScaevolus · 2015-12-28T20:58:36+00:00

If you're a low to average man in the United States, it's the 3-5 minute period during that one frat party where the hot girls have been fed enough shots to have no standards but not so many they pass out.

If you're an exceptional man, death.

It's a range with most guys somewhere in between.

Lonny_zone · 2015-12-29T02:22:20+00:00

If you are a movie star, rockstar, or athlete, I'd say 40ish.

If you are Chad Thundercock, I'd say 30ish.

If you are a guy of slightly above average SMV (read: a 6) who is in decent shape and has game (and isn't broke as a joke) I'd say 25ish.

[deleted] · 2015-12-28T21:07:29+00:00

If were not counting celebrity figures or pro athletes, then I would say that after 35-36 you cross heavily into the sugar daddy stage.

joseremarque · 2015-12-28T21:38:10+00:00

Depends on what's in your bank account.

demerera · 2015-12-28T22:48:58+00:00

Depending on how you looks and how you keep fit, but any older than 45 is vey unlikely

Xemnas81 · 2015-12-28T20:27:11+00:00

Would say late 20s/early 30s

belletaco · 2015-12-28T21:04:16+00:00

25 for most men.

[deleted] · 2015-12-28T21:44:19+00:00

Neglecting the mathematical formula people tend to use online, this depends upon too many individual factors to predict attraction, compatibility, or results in a general sense. The more easily answered question regards which age people will begin to judge you for being involved with somebody in that age range, and even that is very nebulous when addressed in a broad sense.

If two people are mutually physically attracted, seeking similar levels of involvement or commitment, and culturally compatible, then they will be attracted to each other. With both people over age of consent, that's all that matters when it comes to safe, responsible, consenting sexual involvement taking place in discreet confidence.

When it comes to a relationship with greater exclusivity and commitment, the question becomes much more complicated. People exhibit different levels of personal growth and maturity across age groups, seemingly in correlation with cultural and educational opportunities typically afforded by economic station or raw personal ambition. That affects decision-making, emotional intelligence, and skills relating to communication, strategic planning toward goals, and negotiation of compromise, all determined by values instilled by culture.

That cultural effect may be the biggest barrier to involvement. For example, a young woman from an affluent family, or a particularly ambitious and insightful young woman, may have already benefited from propagation of well-honed life skills that may match the refinement of an intelligent older man from a more economically trying background or slower rate of development. But her family or friends may not approve of the relationship, and in some cases will actively oppose it due to anything from an abstract, baseless observation of numeric age, to a realistic consideration of differences in lifestyle and habits often correlated with age group.

In some cases, families and friends encourage and approve of a union with an older man because his more advanced economic development might ensure greater financial stability and opportunity for the young woman involved, in addition to more reliable support and encouragement toward well-advised life goals (such as education and career development). His more advanced emotional development may ensure a more serene and stable household. In the case of social circles who observe and evaluate these considerations, the cultural effect is exactly opposite of what I describe above.

So, this should be considered on a pair-by-pair basis. If you are an older man who is interested in a younger woman, then it is advisable that while getting to know her, you evaluate her social circle as well. Think critically about her maturity relative to your own, and above all, the impact you will likely have upon her personal development and growth, as well as her personal ambitions and goals.

The big worry when it comes to this is not that some arbitrary arithmetic will not provide the desired resultant, but that an asymmetry of life or relationship skills could lead to the derailment of her life and later issues of resentment and regret that could threaten the stability of a family or the prospects that she will live a personally fulfilling life.

In theory, this all applies identically with the genders reversed. In practice, because women solely take on the medical consequences of reproduction, young women are much more closely protected by their social circles when it comes to this question. It is advisable that the consequences of parenthood to lifestyle and personal goals should be considered objectively by a detached third party in the context of any potential couple, because emotion and instinct can and likely will have a deleterious effect upon the reasoning of all parties, to include social circles.

RareBlur · 2015-12-29T04:19:40+00:00

Age 26-27 for a 22-year old. Most people date / marry within 2-4 years age range

czerdec · 2015-12-28T22:12:19+00:00

You really should realize that there is no precise answer to this question. It's far too non-specific. If a terper or anyone else gives you a specific answer he's a liar or mistaken.

[deleted] · 2015-12-28T22:41:57+00:00

I dated a few teenage girls up to 30, then dated a 24 year old.. Been with the same one since.

I've had a couple 20-22 years old flirt with me when I got down to 9% bf, but I never told them my age so who knows what would've happened there

prodigy2throw · 2015-12-28T23:33:31+00:00

Window never really closes but there's a security guard that you have to tip to get in.

ppdthrowawai · 2015-12-29T12:10:19+00:00

Ehh if tinder was anything to go by it still happened a lot for me at 29, but I tend to go for girls who are out of college as I cant stand stupid and most people without any real world experience are fycking idiots.

[deleted] · 2015-12-29T17:48:52+00:00

I think I could go for a long time.

I'm an adorable British boy with a young looking face, not some gross RP bro.

freebumblebee · 2015-12-29T19:26:20+00:00

Are you a famous and/or wealthy man? If not, probably around 35. The girl my boyfriend pseudo-dated (more of a FWB arrangement) before me was 18 when he was around 33. He's since told me he felt kind of creepy about it.

Title	At what age does your window of opportunity to get attractive girls in the 18-22 year old age range close if you're a man in the United States?
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