The popular narrative around this topic is that men who want to date younger women are manipulative perverts who try to take advantage of those who are too naive to know better. But that is really just a strategy from bitter older women. They want to demonize their opponents so they ascribe sinister motivations to them. But there are often practical reasons why men would be interested in younger women. Here are a few reasons

  1. Younger women look better. This is pretty obvious, isn't it?

  2. Younger women are more likely to be available. I don't know how many people criticizing men for wanting a young woman realize how hard it is to find an older woman in her 30s or above who is single, attractive, and childless. Like finding a needle in a haystack. You're much more likely to find someone in her 20s who fits these criteria.

  3. A man dating a woman his age starts to become impractical as he gets older and wants to have children. If children are important to him, then it makes more sense to date a younger woman. Don't blame the man, blame mother nature for making older women dried up and barren.

  4. Women age faster than men. I know a lot of women will lash out at me for this point, but it's true. There's a reason we hear the saying "men age like wine, women age like milk". I'm an example of this. I'm well into my 30s and I often get mistaken for a college student. It would ironically look weird for me to date a woman my own age. It would feel like I have a cougar fetish or I'm dating one of my mom's friends.

  5. Older women are more jaded and bitter than their younger counterparts. I have seen this at work. The younger coworkers are more likely to want to talk to me than the older ones. They're also the ones who invite me to hangout outside of work. The older ones are more likely to stay in their own bubble. That's the problem. Their refusal to let people into their lives.

  6. This point is mostly in relation to men who are unsuccessful in dating. A popular talking point from simps and male pick mes is that they would never date a younger woman because there's no way he'd have anything in common with such a person. But this is ridiculous. Who says you need to be the same age as someone to have the same hobbies, interests, and outlooks on life? Again, going back to the last point, I found it much easier to chat and connect with younger coworkers than older ones. And if you're an older and inexperienced man, would could you possibly have in common with a woman your age? She's someone who would have far more sexual experience and life experience than you would, especially if you're on Reddit and spend most of your day playing video games in your mom's basement. You've also heard on this sub in particular about how women don't want to date an inexperienced man. So why should women be surprised if a guy tries to date a girl who's similarly inexperienced? You can't say you wouldn't touch a certain type of guy with a 10 foot pole and then act all pissy when he tries to find someone who might.

So remember, don't believe these narratives you see from bitter people who try to demonize their opponents just to make their points sound more credible.