Do men consider women depreciating assets?

Question

I have been coming across a lot of websites where men are basically saying women are ugly & worthless after a certain age. Some say women are no longer attractive even after 25, & that a man would be a fool to marry any woman over that age. They also say women essentially lose all their looks after 30, while men just become more & more attractive. While I do believe men are attractive at all ages, I wonder how do men feel about women? Do they agree a woman is useless & undesirable after a certain age?

Theguyoverthere · Accepted Answer

I've had sex with 3 women 40+ so I don't think so at all. It's just a matter of them really taking care of themselves. Some do and some don't. In the US, obesity is outrageous. I mean.. I was at a bar last weekend and there were just fatties everywhere. It was disgusting.

The thing is, in certain age ranges, some people look for certain common stereotypes. Like I notice many women in their 30's who are single are seriously looking to marry. I don't want to marry, so my options can get limited. So many guys may avoid those if they are the same way, especially with how many horror stories guys are showing with their divorce cases. However, many women in their 40's could be facing the aftermath of an ugly divorce, have leftover kids, and so on. On the other hand, if a woman's single in her 40's with no history some guys will be judgmental (girls do the same here!) and think there's something like.. mentally wrong with them or just be on the lookout for some critical dealbreaker that they're probably very wrong about.

After age 25, it may not even be the looks, just the mindset they see the women having. Girls past 25 typically become extremely picky in all the wrong ways from what I see. I typically see girls under 25 dating much more freely and really meeting guys for who they are. After 25 the girls typically get interview-like with their dates in terms of finding Mr. Perfect and many guys don't like going on a date with a girl who is being selective in all the wrong ways (that always come back to income). These girls want a guy with a certain size house, a high earning career, and so on typically. Many guys will seek out younger girls just to avoid dating these fake independents.

josesmaf · Accepted Answer

Please listen when I say this: You are more than your body.

feral_shade · Accepted Answer

So a woman's value is only superficial?

with that attitude it'd be more fulfilling and cheaper to get a lifetime subscription to Penthouse :P

sexist objectification aside, if we were strictly speaking of aesthetic traits, i'd probably have to agree with them.
Relatively speaking, boys start out to be relatively lackluster and grow to be more distinguished after they reach their peak. Girls start out as more adorable and then lose their visual appeal after their peak, unless undertaking extraordinary measures as a few celebrities have.

I've thought about this phenomenon recently and arrived at a few influencing factors:
--Women have longer lifespans... so their aging is more prominently noticed by society at large. Men of comparable age statistically are likely in a coffin, and as such their appearance isn't exactly noticed.
--Women are more valued for how they express themselves... whereas men are valued at how they can perform... of the two, appearance is moreso a reflection of expression, ergo the bias (which is generally fair if you look at the genders' respective neurology)
--Women have thinner skin, and a thicker subdermal fat layer than men (that thins with age). So wrinkles are more prominent... and I may be wrong but I imagine blemishes may be more likely to form as well due to the menopausal hormonal irregularities.
--And lastly... we can't forget the media... they drill into everyone's mind the concept that women's faces are SUPPOSED to be flawless art, and men's are just rugged... so what happens when people can no longer accommodate the cosmetics/fashion industries and can no longer even try to emulate tv and magazine models?

Ildskf · Accepted Answer

Yes, I have heard this before from many men, especially in my culture, guys really won't consider a woman past a certain age... even my dad said what you wrote (but in a nicer way to me... basically unmarried women past a certain age are a burden to society)... it's depressing because I'm 30... but even though I look the same as when I was 18, the fact that I'm 30 would be a huge turn off to most guys, and because of that they would find me undesirable.

523206720 · Accepted Answer

It depends what you eat / how many lotions you use on your face / what you wear / how often you exercise / what you do for a living. If you have a good career = nobody really cares if your not that hot. Career wins out over hotness any day of the week.

Anonymous · Answer

Your looks depreciate but you can certainly slow it down by taking good care of yourself. Same goes for fertility

Your personality shouldn't depreciate.

The difference between men and women is that the qualities which appreciate with age tend to be qualities which women care more about and men care less about. Men don't care how rich you are, how charming and confident you are, etc. So you don't have anything to compensate for the depreciating looks and fertility

Another problem for women is that men tend to be really romantic in late teens early twenties, but From late 20s onward, men these days tend to be less interested in settling down. I think it's because divorce is so common these days. By that age many men have friends that are already divorced. Also by that age they've had enough romantic disappointment to wake up from the 'my parents made a mess of their love lives, but I will be different' fantasy. rejections and break ups harden men's hearts. men really do change.

as josefmaf says, you are more than your body. BUT if your body is depreciating and the other aspects of you which matter to men are not appreciating, overall you're depreciating, right?

my advice is to start looking for THAT guy. At your age it should be easy. I don't mean get married now or whatever. I mean find the guy you think you want to spend the rest of your life. Many guys your age are still in the 'romantic' phase. If you lock onto one now, he will stay romantic for the rest of your relationship. Also in terms of quality you'll be able to get a far higher quality guy now than you will be able to down the line. Just being real here

Walderschmidt · Answer

Yes.

Take a look at this picture.

[I can't link to photos - so search for Hillary Fisher on google images]

Look at that girl. Hot, right?

She's a 10.

You know what else, though?

One day, she is going to hit the wall.

One day, she will be so haggard and ugly that you wouldn't even look at her if she stepped in the same elevator as you.

One day, she will be so wrinkled and mangy that the thought of fucking her will give you a derection.

One day, no man who is not the father of her child or related to her will give a shit about her.

One day, nobody will rack their brain for something to say to her. Nobody's heart will start racing at the mere sight of her.

One day, nobody will want to look at a picture of her.

One day, if she would dress in that same lingerie and show you that exact same pose, your reaction would be pure disgust.

The wall is cruel in that it robs beauty from the world. The wall is also necessary in that it helps force a woman to be modest or accept foul consequences.

No matter how much money or great sex your looks get you while you are 20, it won't make people give a shit about you when you are 50.

The happiest women are the ones who used the bait of youthful beauty to settle down with a good husband who wanted a family. At 55 do you want kids and grandkids and stability or a match. com account?

Know that you are a depreciating asset to men in general. As your value to all men decreases, you must build your value to one well-chosen man by proving trustworthy over and over, being a source of feminine support, and being a producer and care-giver to his genetic spawn.

Hat-Tip: LaidNYC

Anonymous · Answer

Depends what you want from a woman.

If you want to have children/start a family, you really need to be chasing women who're under 32. A year or two to find out if she's a woman you could spend the rest of your life with, and a year or two to knock out a kid before she hits 35. After 35, eggs/fertility declines, etc.

If you've already got kids / don't want 'em, you can chase women of any age. Looks do tend to go down with older women. Some are in great condition, but that's rarer than you might hope for (ie: don't look to the celebs for a reasonable sample).

In addition, guys are wired to be after nubile females - even if they don't want kids. So most men tend to find the youthfulness attractive. Plus culture reinforces this, with a vengeance.

Given current social media, dating sites - it's going to be super-tough for women in the future. You've all given up your birthdays, and ages everywhere.

TadCurious · Answer

I think the view that women are depreciating assets is extremely dehumanizing. I don't see women that way at all. Besides, there's nothing unattractive about older women if she has taken good care of herself and she's in good health. Sandra Bullock, for example. She's 50 and she's still just as gorgeous as ever.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes, women often age like milk. Even the ones who age well tend to have a lot of mileage on them by then. A new car will always be worth more than a used car. A man in his prime would be crazy to go for a girl 10 years past hers. That's why it's important for women to take this whole marriage thing seriously if they want any good companionship when they get older. 10 years from now I can still date 18 year olds. You ladies will have a much harder time just getting someone your own age. In a way it makes up for a man's younger years when he's constantly rejected by his female peers. Karma is a bitch.

JSmuve · Answer

It depends on what the guy is looking for in a woman. If it's strongly based on looks, then a woman past age 25, maybe earlier, will not have the same perceived value as a woman between 18-22. So, in a crude manner of speaking, yes, in some guys minds women depreciate after their mid-20s.

If a guy is looking for far more than looks and looks don't factor too much, then no, women don't depreciate.

Anonymous · Answer

Well, marriage in general is a bad idea for men, whether the girl is young or old. Men should think twice before putting at risk everything they've worked for just to get married to a woman who could take it all away after divorce. MGTOW is the only answer

abigfart · Answer

Yes, although it's really true of any fixed fat reserve in living tissue; gravity will affect it.

Since we can say the physical value of a woman lies mostly in her breast tissue and buttocks, and then consider them values, they clearly depreciate with age.

Anonymous · Answer

The one's that depreciate are generally always burdens. They just lose their looks over time. Some women are cool though... With the right one I suppose you can grow closer together over time and they'd become more valuable as the years pass. I can't honestly claim I've found one yet, but it seems possible... maybe? :S

Tractorbeam · Answer

Women are at their best at about 40. Some are just as good at 50, and I've seen some who are still pretty hot at 60 (but it's rare).
One thing's for sure. If a woman loses her sex drive, she'll become undesirable faster than you can blink.

jerrbear100 · Answer

If they are smart and confident, they sure better not. Those views are from young immature and very shallow BOYS. They are not yet Men, not will they be anytime soon. A real man does not harbor thoughts like what you described.

Yellowbone · Answer

Those people are sexist because everybody gets uglier after about age 35 lol.

i1T2daty · Answer

Wow, you know business terminology quite well. I think there are hot 60 year old women and not so hot 20 year old women.

Anonymous · Answer

Its the way their actions are portrayed that makes them less desireable to men, who wants overly sexed miley cyrus wanna bes that have been with dozens of hookups just because, its filthy and that is why

still_waiting · Answer

Ugh. Men get worse too. Beer bellies, less muscle mass, slight decreases in height, bald spots or complete hair loss, etc... ew.

GoldCobra · Answer

That's not true. Cheryl Ladd is doing great with herself and she's like 60

Anonymous · Answer

such men exist... women should stay away from men like that...

Anonymous · Answer

yup, most start off with nice good looking bodies and then turn into fat slobs

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