There are men in their 30s who have sex with women 10+ years older who are in their 40s and maybe even early 50s.
There's one key question: Why?
Having sex with older women in your 30s isn't the same as having sex with older women in your 20s. It's a bigger waste of time, it's not as exciting, and the older women are often not as good looking.
A lot of men are in a better competitive spot in their 30s than in their 20s. Men in their 30s are better positioned to compete for 20 something women (especially men 30-34) than men in their 20s, especially 20-24 year old men. It's understandable why a 20-24 year old guy who isn't doing well with women his own age might go for a 30s/early 40s woman for a short term sexual relationships. It's not understandable at all why a guy would do this at any time in his 30s. The opportunity cost is too high.
When a man is 18-24, it's exciting to get with some experienced, 30 something or even 40 something woman. Some of these women still look good and don't have any long term expectations. At 18-24, you're still young enough to do something like this for 6-12 months and not have it impact life long term.
A 21 year old man having sex with a 35 year old woman isn't as good as a 31 year old having sex with a 45 year old woman. The woman is not as good looking at 45 as she was at 35 and the man is more grown up at 31 than 21. The older woman, gaining experience, mommy type fetish is something that needs to be in the past for 30 something men.
For 25-29 year old men, they are well positioned to have sex with women in their primes of 20-24. 30-34 year old men won't have that much of a problem getting a slightly younger woman by 3-5 years and still get in some good years. A 38 year old man is going to need more money to attract a 23-28 year old.
My life was more of the reverse. In my twenties, I did well with women also in their 20s and at times even college girls in NYC, especially some who were interning in the city. Come to think of it looking back, the oldest girl I ever got with in my twenties was like two years older than me but most girls were younger. I think I have a Benjamin Button situation going on where I was an old man in my twenties and now get younger.
I never related to guys saying women around their own age in their 20s are tough. However, I was socially adjusted to what these women wanted in their 20s (former Greek Life, in the same crowds, etc.). I find that MOST women in their 20s, especially popular college girls, go for guys around their age and ideally in the same circles. Most do not ***** themselves out to older guys unless money is an issue which for a lot of college girls that look good (and usually come from decent families), it is not.
Even now right dead at 30, I normally get with women younger than me or at the same age.
My vibe is also the reverse of serious, I come off as more fun and easygoing and younger women liked that.
I do however find college girls and women in their early 20s overrated. Too many crappy friends of theirs to deal with, too much partying, too much immaturity from their social circles, too much drama, too much having to guide her, and all that.
Its fun to see that we want what we cannot have. Lots of red pill dudes would kill to be in my shoes by getting younger women.