Men: forget younger women, and face up to the fact that sperm goes off too

[Boiler 47,487]

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/05/men-sperm-male-fertility-40

 

You know what it’s like. You walk into a bar. You gaze around the room. You try to hide the embarrassment that’s written on your face. And then you spot a man in the corner. He is hunched. He is lined. He is grey. He looks up. His eyes light up.

Your heart sinks.

If you’re a woman over 40 who has tried internet dating, you have probably been here at least once. The photo is fine. Or at least the photo is OK. He is not George Clooney. But you are not Scarlett Johansson, and you are not 25. Look, he has, or seems to have, his own hair. He has, or seems to have, his own teeth. What you didn’t realise, when you looked at his profile and decided to give him a chance, was that the photo had been taken 20 years before.

 

I was first told that I was “past my peak” by a dating agency when I was 36. Men my age, they said, wanted younger women, who wouldn’t force them into commitment or panic about their eggs. I should, in other words, be grateful for any oddball who would take me on. A decent man – one with, say, some friends and a job – would be able to take his pick of the twentysomethings with fresh faces and wombs that weren’t ticking bombs.

 

.................And if, for example, you’re a man who is now a bit tired and paunchy, do you carry on chasing women 20 years younger and assume they will be thrilled? Or do you look in a mirror and think: you know what, I’m past my peak. I think I’ll start looking at women my own age.

[Dashinka 25,866]

All I know is that I did not contribute to the global warming issue, I had no kids and me an my now wife are beyond that stage now even though she does love the concept of women not aging beyond 29.

 

[Boiler 47,487]

Somehow it seemed VJ appropriate.

[Dashinka 25,866]

11 minutes ago, Boiler said:

Somehow it seemed VJ appropriate.

There are a lot of stories out there with older men and younger women going through the immigration journey, so I see your point.

[Boiler 47,487]

If I could have left a comment would have suggested she take a look at MENA.