Wow, you ladies are sure making men look great here. To be honest I resent the sentiments expressed in here. I am 32 and the youngest girl I have dated in the last two years was 29. I like women my age because they have the same experiences as me, have the same interests as me, and are more mature and more interesting. If I met a great lady that was older then me I would date her. If I met a great lady younger then me, I would date her. Though I find that women under 24-26 tend to very immature and not at all interested in what I am interested in. The only problem I find in dating women my age is that they, like me, are very comfortable with not being in a serious relationship and as a result are somewhat selfish.

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Yes.

There's no reason for you to resent comments that don't apply to you. I think it's great that you take an interest in women who are in your age group, because you have more in common with them.

agreed -- i thought the exact same thing when i read his post. why do people take things personally that don't apply to them??

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I won't date an ugly or unattractive women. I have gone for women who weren't considered good looking, but to me they were because of their personality or the way they carried themselves. I don't care how nice or how good a personality an overweight woman has, I'm not going to ask her out.

i'm an overweight woman, and i'm glad you'll never ask me out.

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You know, I think that's a pretty accurate statement, now that I think about it. (Though I'm not addressing anything else you said because I don't think we were addressing all men--just ones that tend to date women much younger than them exclusively.) I have a nice house, two wonderful dogs, a great career and are used to things "my way." I don't know if selfish is the right word but more and more set in my ways at age 31...and imagine I will become more and moreso everyday.

I'd like to think that if I met the right guy, I'd make room for him in my life. In fact, there have been a few instances in the past couple years where I thought I was open to moving to another city or selling my house and buying a larger one under the circumstances. Those situations never had to pan out for other issues on their part and I regret those.

I guess I'm alluding to the notion that if a woman OR a man thinks it's worth it, they'll become less set in their ways for a worthy companion.

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Didn't mean to offend you, but hey .... good luck.

I did get the feeling you were lumping all men into the group as the thread went on. Some people seemed to imply that most men prefer younger women then women their own age, and that in general makes men seem shallow. If you read through the whole thread you will see how I came to that conclusion.

So are there any hot 22 year olds on here who totally want to do me?

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Oh really? What do you consider "overweight"? Size 18+? Size 16? 14? 12?
I'm a size 14 btw and I am quite happy with it! Anyone who isn't happy with it can take a hike.

The film "Shallow Hal" came to mind when I read your post.

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