Interesting article on yahoo

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I just came across an interesting article on yahoo. Normally a lot of their dating articles are kind of stupid lol, but this one was actually pretty interesting, and confirmed something I'd noticed myself. It basically says that as women grow older, the qualities that they are looking for in a man change drastically, and it lists the qualities ranked as "most important" for different age ranges.

I don't know how "scientific" the survey was, but I do know that it seems to correlate with what I've personally observed. Basically that most women are more focused on looks/social skills earlier on, and security and stability later. If the survey is accurate, looks like 35-44 will be my time to shine! Though I'd rather not wait that long personally . And of course it's all generalizations, so plenty of women will be completely different.

Here's a summary/paraphrase of what the article lists as the most important qualities in a man, for each age range:

18-24: Social, easy to get along with, common interests, in good physical shape
25-34: Physically attractive, ambitious, and "good in bed" (I found this interesting since it's often assumed women are far less focused on looks/sex than men are)
35-44: Stability/success, respectful
45-54: Stability/income
55+: All of the above (it said women in this range were by far the most picky lol...seems like it'd be the opposite!)

Here's a link:
http://shine.yahoo.com/love-sex/women-8 ... 00175.html

I'm screwed forever then lol.

@DialAForAwesome - You're okay, not forever screwed. Hey, anyone with a Steely Dan signature can't be that bad, right?

The reason I said that was because I am not social, don't have a lot in common with anybody, am not physically attractive, and not good in bed (I don't even have experience in bed anyway!) and I'll probably never have stability or success. Lord knows how hard I've tried for all these years. Even though it's just a survey from Yahoo, it seems to (sadly) accurately describe most people these days, not just women.

Being a Steely Dan fan doesn't seem to matter since there are so few of them and on top of that, so few of them that are my age. The few that I know besides me are all in their mid-40s and up. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but dating-wise there is.

Although I do thank you for the positive words. I'm just not feeling positive today at all.

Strange, I'm 29 yet my desired qualities fall in the 35-44 range (with emphasis on Stability).

I don't understand what you're saying.

That list dosen't fit me at all.

how is this surprising or new?

Even where it speaks truth, it still speaks a lot of BS. Better of not caring or listening.

For me it was:

18-24: easy to get along with, physically attractive to me
25-34: not interested
35-44: not interested
45-54: not that old yet, probably still not interested
55+: not that old yet, probably still not interested

Their income is never going to matter to me. I don't like people just because they have money or stuff. It's not like they are going to support me with it and if they did I'd feel trapped because I'd have to stay with them or be destitute. I've never been supported by a man and am not interested in starting that.