Was only able to read the intro to this article in the Economist (the rest is behind a paywall) about age gaps in dating. The results of Ok Cupid research shows: CD “ That’s the theory. In practice, research conducted by Christian Rudder, co-founder of OKCupid, a dating website, suggests that when it comes to age gaps, men and women have slightly different ideas. While female users look for men roughly the same age as them (or perhaps a year or two older) men prefer women in their early twenties, regardless of their own age. While women prefer a small and constant age gap, men are so hooked on the idea of a nubile young partner that they prefer a larger age gap the older they get.”
Maybe this is why guys get so few responses? Because they’re messaging much younger women? Discuss.
(Also, if anyone has access to the Economist, what else does it say?)
