We hear a lot about online dating these days, but we think these are generally for teenagers. Teenagers try to make friends in instant clicks and hang out with the new friends. Nowadays there is shift in the trend, that of online dating older women younger men, with the result you have old people sites to browse and find friends and dates.
A survey shows one-third of women in the age group of 40s to 70s use the online dating sites and look for younger men. The survey also ponders the reason behind this interest; it is not just the stamina of the youngsters but also the adventurous and spontaneous nature of the young men.
A licensed family therapist, Tina B. Tessina, outlines various reasons for older woman looking younger guys, in her book named “The Unofficial Guide to Dating Again”.
She says since women have a better life span than men, older woman tend to lose their companion at early ages sometimes, which drives them to choose a younger guy for themselves. Nowadays women, especially older ones do not look for money or cars in choosing a guy. They basically need fun in the final stages of life and they feel they can get better companionship with younger guys. Some women do go for less educated men so than he would stay with her and look after her kids.
On the other side the guys also are overwhelmed with older women sometimes. They feel older people are experimental, fun to be with, often financially well settled, leading to an attraction towards older women. Online dating paves a cleaner way for all this. Couples interact with each other, share their photos and then tend to meet up and talk. Online dating is a much easier way of meeting people and making friends.
There are certain myths prevailing when the older women go for younger men.
Some younger men tend to move out of the relationship with older women and go to younger girls, which can be possible anytime. Some cases the man would need a child and the older woman may not be biologically reproductive and may cause the end of relationship. These are just myths; they may not hold good for everyone. True love would ever win, and online dating older women younger men is the way to go!!
