Quote: (06-21-2014 11:35 AM)ManAbout Wrote:
The ages that women like a guy reflect my experience with online dating. If you are a trying to target 18-23 year old girls on a dating site, you are going to have a hard time, if you are more than 5 years older than them. In real life girls express interest in much wider age ranges, but online they seem to be very age conscious.
First, I don't know how all dating sites work, but I have the most experience with Tinder.
Tinder gives you three (maybe more, but for sure three) pieces of information. Their first name, a picture, and an age.
Yeah, you might have more info in the description part, but for now lets just talk about those three things.
The name is pretty much useless. Nobody cares about your name really.
The pictures are the most important part. If you're in the top 1% of guys in looks, you'll kill it in online dating. Even if you're 60 years old.
If you're good but not great, your age is basically just something there to give girls a reason to reject you. Nobody goes 'well he's 32 years old, he's not that hot but because he's 32 I'll pick him', but they often go '32!?! this guy is way too old. Yeah, he's hot but he's too old for me. Maybe if he was 29 it would work, but 32 is too old". It's hard to make the hamster fight for you in that one.
When you're 32 years old approaching a 21 year old in a bar, you don't have a tag saying you're 32. You're just a guy. Maybe you're 28. Maybe you're 35. She doesn't know, and if you have good game she'll just assume the best and in that case, the hamster will work for you, if you have tight game. She can go home and rationalize it if she wants by saying "well he's probably not that much older, he just looks a little older".
Of course, if she actually is seeking out older guys, the hamster won't have to work as hard, but its hard to get the hamster to do what you want if you're just a first name, a collection of pictures, and a number.