Much, much younger men: New Options for Love and Romance

Halle Berry, Madonna, Cher, Demi Moore. What do these women have in common? They’ve all been in long-term relationships with younger men. Much, much younger men.

And when trendsetters of this caliber are doing it, you know a larger societal shift is at hand. In the last couple of years, by far the biggest relationship trend I’ve witnessed is the emergence of older women/younger men couples, and many of them are extremely happy. Almost one-third of women between ages 40 and 69 are dating younger men (defined as 10 or more years).

According to a recent AARP poll, one-sixth of women in their 50s, in fact, prefer men in their 40s.“Societal attitudes have definitely changed,” says Susan Winter, 52, co-author of Older Women, Younger Men: New Options for Love and Romance. Winter also points out that women have experienced a significant financial and status shift over the past half-century. Since women no longer have to evaluate a man based on whether or not he’s going to be a good provider, it’s opened up a much wider pool to choose from....

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