The Case For An Older Woman (opens in new tab)

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13 pointshelwr14y ago2 comments

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Mz14y ago· 1 in thread

Please note these are statistics for one online dating site. I don't use online dating sites and if this is typical, it is all the more reason I shouldn't bother. I happen to be a 46 year old female who began divorce proceedings in my late 30's. My actual experiences don't seem to fit with the data they present. I've been chatted up/hit on by men from lots older to lots younger and everything in between. Granted, people routinely misread me as a good deal younger than I am. So I'm not saying I am "typical" for a woman my age. I am mostly trying to say that statistical norms don't dictate specific individual outcomes. And statistical norms for a single dating site don't necessarily generalize either.

alanh14y ago

> And statistical norms for a single dating site don't necessarily generalize either.

Right, these statistics go very well with the thesis the author is trying to put forward (what a lovely job he does, too). But they do not necessarily generalize to the population at large.

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