They reward each other for this behavior. It makes them feel less pathetic, because they gain the approval of their peers. That's the entire reason they do it.

I will probably have a face lift when the time comes, because I can tell there are going to be neck issues, and I am a successful professional. It is far less about remaining sexually attractive than it is about maintaining an unremarkable appearance for career reasons.

I suspect that those same men think it's okay for men to have sex with underage girls, too. You know, as long as the underage girls in question are sluts.

ITA. He is also sweet and loyal, and sure, he got around a bit but look at him for god's sake. Really, the worst thing about him is that Bruce would basically be your father-in-law.

Hello, Magical Triad. The Healing Power of Three applied liberally to his manpain should clear it right up.

I think Aden is a secret E-Psy, and the Arrows have built their network around him. And that's why I think his heroine is Alice.

He needs someone older and wiser telling him what to do-oooo...but I am not the cougar ginge of his dreams, unfortunately.

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I think Psy-Changeling would make a great tv series. So. Many. Male. Virgins.

Well, I suppose there could be the one that's better for anal, or maybe one that kind of has that wonky, slightly harder on every third or fifth rotation grinding action, though tbqh I'm not sure why you'd need any others if you had that last.

Np.

Oh. Well, certainly. Homosexual male prostitution is a thing, after all. The demand side is the common factor, not the supply side.

I am speculating within the limits of the study, which looks only at ideal age. If the age women think of as ideal lines up with the age of the men they're with, it IS more realistic, in the sense that it is *realized* more frequently. The article uses the word "realized," which is why I did as well. That which is…

But the article does not simply say "preferences." It says "ideal sexual preferences for men." I did not add the word "ideal." Are you saying that a woman's "ideal sexual preferences for men" is a vastly different phrase here than a woman's "ideal sexual partner"?

It's a real chain grocery store in small towns in the Southeastern US. The IGA and The Pig were the two grocery stores in my hometown, growing up.

Thanks. I thought most of what I was saying was practical and not at all controversial, so was baffled by some of the responses.

I agree. Some people like others to be in charge of them. And some people like to be in charge of other people. It can be warm and nurturing, or it could be more overtly controlling. Some folks have a horror of taking responsibility for themselves, much less others. I personally like to be in charge, but only because…

The article says "...found that women are more likely to realize their ideal sexual preferences for men." One could say "realize their preferences because their preferences are more realistic, then, even though there is no meaningful difference in that and "expectations" in this context, so I'm not sure why it matters.

No, I am not. The study is. We are discussing this article, which is about a study that only looked at age. I have repeatedly in my comments noted that there are many factors about which women may be far less realistic. If you're trying to argue about methodology, try someone else. I know fuck all about the…

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