No gender differences in attraction to young partners: A study of 4,500 blind dates

Njere · 2026-01-01T21:09:55+00:00

In a survey portion of the speed-dating website, the women reported that their acceptable range of partner ages was about 3 y older than the men’s (15). In other words, these women said that they wanted older partners, but in real life, they (like the men) gravitated toward the younger ones.

Rickzy69 · 2026-01-02T02:13:17+00:00

Looks

kutneger123 · 2026-01-01T23:42:30+00:00

>men peak in their 30s bro!

So over for oldcels

_user_account_ · 2026-01-02T07:59:17+00:00

Misleading paper, don't feel like explaining it atm

Film2021 · 2026-01-02T03:04:28+00:00

Not shocking.

_user_account_ · 2026-01-05T08:33:22+00:00

it's using 2 variable: their own age and their stated maximum age

but the maximum age preference for men by women is already pretty pretty high

women reporting a maximum age of M = 53.7 (SD = 10.9) and men reporting a maximum age of M = 48.0

and also

In this sample, the women were 3.5 y younger than the men on average, although the female and male distributions overlapped considerably

generally younger than the MAXIMUM limit was preferred, older than the MAXIMUM limit was not

so it's not like 40 year old women are preferring 20 year old men or something, the study doesn't have that sort of data anyway (it's a matchmaking service where they can't choose their date)

that's why the title is misleading in r/BlackPillScience context

men’s dates were closer to (but still younger than) their personal maximum (M = −3.5, SD = 4.8) than women’s dates

IchibeHyosu99 · 2026-01-05T22:26:16+00:00

Anyone with a brain can tell people start aging after 25 and start looking worse.

That is why they keep repeating the nonsense "your brain isnt fully matured till 25-30" bs in reddit. People wanna act like people that dont found them attractive are pedos.

Either way it doesnt matter, I am 23, most likely have my peak collagen and still look like shit, for the future there are only prostitutes.

Title	No gender differences in attraction to young partners: A study of 4,500 blind dates
Author	Njere
Upvotes	84
Comments	18
Date	January 1, 2026 9:08 PM UTC (7 months ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/BlackPillScience
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