While 18-25 would be my preferred demographic, it isn't where I am spending any meaningful time at this point. You are spending time pursuing 45-60 year olds.
OkCupid published data a long time about the age of women that men find most attractive. Men ages 20-50 thought women 20-24 were most attractive. My preference matches the data.
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OkCupid also published data a long time ago that said that while men 35-50 preferred women in their early 20s, that wasn't who they tended to message the most. That also goes along with what I am doing in not focusing on 18-25 year olds right now.
This is a problem for most men. The 55 year old men simping over 45-50 year old women on Bumble would much rather have a 20-29 year old girlfriend.
One of the toughest parts of female aging is that there's a point for women where they lose their looks. The point varies for most women, but it is usually somewhere in their 40s at the latest.
I was recently at a private residence gathering/small party. There was a married woman there who was slender. I'm not sure how old she is, but my best guess is that she is 44-47. Fitness is a big part of her life. Her face did look aged and the skin on her neck was aged too. While she deserves credit for her slender physique, I found her unattractive based on her aging skin. She might be able to be considered attractive for her age but she looked overall unappealing to me AND she also had 2 kids who also weren't close to age 18. There's no way I would have considered her as a prospect even if she were single and in the market.