Has your taste in men/women changed with age?

The only thing that has changed for me is my expectations and priorities. I still find most of the same girls attractive that I used to.

For instance, I used to accept basically any type of personality, and that if I wasn't happy with what I got, it was my fault for not being strong enough. It's like I was freaking apologizing for being a dude.

Now, I know better. I know that I'm probably being judged for the moral standards of the past, or paranoia about what I could POSSIBLY become. That's just what's taught these days. I'm not going to take that bull from a relationship.

I'm not paying for her meals if she expects me to. Not telling her she's beautiful because she craves the attention. Not backing down if she starts putting her argument before the relationship. She's not "entitled" to any more than she's willing to give. And all that I give will come from my heart, not some stupid gender expectation.

I've already had girls tell me I'm selfish or sexist for it, but I don't need them. There are entire nations where this is the norm, and we're one of the most conservative developed nations on gender norms. Some people in those nations laugh at the dating expectations of men here, and of women as well. to them, the whole notion of taking a girl out for dinner and paying for it screams desperation and entitlement. Knowing this, I hold women here to those same standards.

Other than that, my standards for body have eased up a bit, but my preferred body type is still right where it has always been. Just because I'm in the fattest city of the fattest nation, it doesn't mean I have to flex my standards. Not when I myself and thin, and when, again, there are plenty of nations in Europe, or cities in the US where staying thin/normal isn't a big deal.

I remind, however. This says nothing for my respect of women though. I don't know how weight or body shape could possibly correlate with intelligence, kindness, or competence. These are strictly my standards for attraction, not friendship.

But if this means I'm only attracted to 10% of women because I hold them to the standards of over 50% in other nations, so be it. No need to comment that I'll be single for a long time, or won't find anyone locally, or that I won't "get laid" any time soon. I can wait, and I can move. I choose this.

I wouldn't say that I've changed my preferences, more so that I'm just more comfortable with things that I thought were iffy before. When I was younger, I was kind of stuck between liking skinny girls and girls who are healthy looking. At this point however, I would have no problem being with a girl who wasn't bone skinny. The reason for the hesitation before is because I've always been a slim guy and short compared to what seems like every other dude who is taller (I'm 5'10"), so a girl who weighed more than me made me feel tiny. But now I don't care because I do love me some filled out girls. That doesn't mean thick (although I do find thick girls attractive as well), I just mean she doesn't have that mile wide gap between her thighs and doesn't wear child sized clothing.

Also, height is the thing I've changed as well. My SO now is the same height as me. Before, that might have put me off but now I don't care. Before her I even noticed I would have a few girls in classes catch my eye, and some were like 6 foot or more. So yeah, the height thing isn't an issue for me.

As for emotional/mental stuff, I'd say my tastes haven't changed all that much. Before, I might have been more willing to put up with stupid drama and typical insecurities, but now not so much since I know there are people out there who aren't like that. I also desire someone with some depth and that can actually hold an intelligent conversation when before I might have sacrificed that if I thought I wouldn't ever find that.