I don't know--I fantasized about plenty of older men (teachers, celebrities, guys in the grocery store) when I was younger, and I still do. Just last week I was in line at Safeway behind this guy who looked a bit like Jeremy Irons. He was Scottish! So hot--even though he was easily 40.
And yes, ngdawg is right (per usual), men don't understand all of the double-standards women face because THEY DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM. There are a lot of sexist trials and tribulations out there for females, some very very small (the cost of haircuts, dry cleaning) to very very large (the absence of women in power positions in our culture). Even where I work, a ruthless female such as myself is viewed a little oddly, even though most of our workstaff is female. I'm supposed to be kind, nurturing, and understanding, not interested in getting ahead. And yes, women do this to other women--we evidently have set modes of behavior we are supposed to adhere to.
When it comes to relations between the sexes in this country, and the place of the female, there is a lot more going on than people see or think about.
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