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Thirty years ago, George Clooney and Brad Pitt would have just been a couple of old dudes. Well, maybe not them, because gosh they're cute, but the average 49-year-old man for sure wouldn't have garnered much attention from young women.That's because men are being considered attractive for a decade longer now than they were 30 years ago. That's right, fellas. Just call us Generation Generous.
These days, a man's got until the age of 55 before we stop thinking of him as "hot" and start wondering whether to buy him Werther's Originals or a nice box of steel cut oats for Christmas. Researchers credited the shift to increased expectations guys feel to stay physically fit and dress well, along with the fact that more women say baldness and a paunch aren't necessarily deal-breakers. The study polled 1,000 men and 1,000 women age 18–60.
So, this must explain why we always see so many young, beautiful women out with older men. We were sort of puzzled before.
Related: Study -- Women Are "Sexiest" at Age 31.
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Saturday 18 September
By kbrown2225
So Tom Sellack who is 65 hasn't been considered attractive for about 10 years. Sure that's probably true.
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Saturday 18 September
By Janet
Tom Selleck is STILL VERY HOT! He's been my crush for many years.
Saturday 18 September
By dans
Attractive is just that- few make it past the mid 50's-
unless you have a father complex- but some do and keep it-
people look better now and attitudes are different about age-
I look at pics from the 50's- 30 year olds looked 50 then by our
current standards
Saturday 18 September
By SkyBlue
Works for me.
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Saturday 18 September
By Opihi
Well "baldness and a paunch" ARE a deal breaker for me. And I'm in my mid-fifties. Now if a guy I loved got a little paunchy and lost his hair over time, I'd still love him. But if I were dating again .... it would be hard to attract my attention if you were bald and paunchy. Unless you were extremely bright and witty. Even money wouldn't be a leveler. It's not an age thing .... it's a paunch and baldness thing. A slim older man with a mane of silver hair can knock the socks off a younger man. My choice any day!
BTW ... glad to note that LemonDrop is warning the posters on this message board that their "nick-name" will be used. But they DON"T warn you that they're creating a sneaky profile under that name when you first sign in to ANY AOL Media Glow site.
CLICK onto your screen name. There's your "Profile" with every letter you've EVER written to ANY AOL site ... all listed and archived and very PUBLIC.
Bet you didn't know that.
What's worse is that Lemondrop allows Google search to pick these letters up. If you've made a mistake and put your real name or an identifiable nick-name, you'll be all over the internet. I now it happened to me and ruined my life.
Come clean Lemondrop and SCRAP those profiles. WHY ARE THEY BEING STILL CREATED .... sneakily without warning us. Clean up your act.
Saturday 18 September
By Mark
Beauty is always in the eye of the beholder for both men and women. We all have some really bad days and can look very ugly at any age. By the same token, we have some really great days our happiness makes us shine. Betty White is hot and Lindsay Lohan's not. Age has very little to do with the hot
factor no matter what gender we are. The writer's who write this stuff and their supposed research is the deal breaker where brains and logic is concerned and that is SO NOT HOT.
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Thursday 23 September
By romeodiscos
yea right mark you screw betty white whose HOT LOL AND I WILL MAKE the sacrifice and screw ugly lindsey lohan lol
Saturday 18 September
By Rodney
Maybe the younger women are with older men now due to Viagra, Cialis and Levitra? Just a thought.............
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Saturday 18 September
By DemoLady
$$$$/deep pockets!
Saturday 18 September
By Praise the Lord
I am not speaking for all women but all the ones I know get to a certain point when sex doesn't mean that much. We never get what we expect in bed so after a while we just don't expect much at all. The reason older men are better is the same now as it's always been-security. They have established firm financial roots so there's no fear they'll drag us into poverty in our old age and the older the man, the more mature emotionally. They have self control and don't run after every skirt that breezes by. They appreciate the companionship and the little things like a nice meal, a thoughful gift, good house keeping, faithfulness and trust, etc-all the things that a younger man takes for granted. Sad as it sounds, they are also more concerned with making sure the woman will be taken care of after they die. You'd be surprised at how many younger men don't take pride in providing for the woman. Older men have old fashioned values and respect for women. Younger men just don't! Guess that comes with age. Me, I'd take an older man over a younger man-or one my age-any day! In fact I'd rather be without a man than to have one my age or younger!
Saturday 18 September
By KARE W
Yeah, and what fools the young gals make of the guys! The gals was someone with some money is the only reason.
Tuesday 05 October
By Howaboutlove?
Well Rodney,
How about just plain ole LOVE?
I was so much head over heels in love with the man who was almost twice my age....the only man who ever treated me with love, respect, and like the woman he knew i was. He was ever womans dream man. Generous , loving, kind, affectionate, loving, thoughtful, only thinking of MY well being and of my childrens. always putting ME first...
SO...ya want to rethink your statement? Sometimes it really isnt about just sex. In fact....sex was only a PART of it......on the back burner......LOVE was the main ingredient
Saturday 18 September
By emily
women have always been attracted to older men. why is this a surprise? sean connery is still a sight to behold, and tom selleck is still one of my favorites! robert redford, hello! older men are experienced, stable and mature (with the exception of randy quaid and men like him) combine that with good looks, and older men have a huge advantage over their younger, immature, who-only-have-their-looks-going-for-them counterparts!
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Saturday 18 September
By Kathra
That's a pretty generic statement. Loads of us women out there have NEVER been attracted to older men, UGH! Younger men are it!
Saturday 18 September
By lena
unless you look like clooney or pitt who are not that handsome really... men do not look very good at all past 40..most are lax about exercise, nutrition, fitness and just dont bother to groom themselves because there are so many women that they feel they dont have to bother...meanwhile women are disgusted with men the way they have no respect for women (often are jealous) or for themselves ...mens souls are also corrupted now and so they are physically ugly from the inside out..i am not a man hater i wanted to love men but they are so obnoxious cruel and crass these days its so hard to find a nice and handsome man...sad
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Sunday 19 September
By Karen J
Lena, you sound like a dream ... LMAOOOO
Saturday 18 September
By James
Love your philosophy, your words of wisdom resonate the attractiveness of your mind.
Saturday 18 September
By Richard
Maybe its your fault you can't find a good man, ever think about that??? Other women have no problem, maybe your the kind of woman that attracts losers.
Saturday 18 September
By Michael
Its the same way with women. Women say "I want a good man, a handsome man, an honest man" but when they get one....They don't want THEM. That's sad! Their criteria is not too nice but not too mean, not a pushover but not too forward. Not too much of a bad boy BUT not too good. Someone who isn't jealous but just a little. Women are NUTS!
Saturday 18 September
By lynn
Not only do most men look BEAT UP by age 45, most can no longer sexually please a women because their most important body part gas gone from hard to super soft. once you can't get it on forget it we only want your money. If you don't have any money you should only stick to chat room dating.