What AGE group do men/women look their best?

[Oliver109]

This is not my experience as I said but it may vary between countries. In eastern European countries are generally lot of beautiful people, but they age badly, epsecially men who become slobs. Women do too but more in rural regions (babushka type). There is pressure for women to be pretty so they try to keep apperance as long as they can, at least city girls.

Here average looking guys want above average looking girls.

It's maybe different elsewhere. I wrote once we have colony of middle aged Swedes on my island and they are attractive people. However I'm sure they were even lot more attractive when they were in their early 20s.

No one looks better at middle age but I would say that a lot of younger but not young if you get what I mean northern Europeans look good, here in England the best looking men tend to be the yuppie types in posh places, men in their early 30s who tbh look great but are total betas and attract mediocre women.

[BakersfieldChimp]

Both reach physical peak extremely early, late teens and early 20s, and whoever claims otherwise is delusional.

Being most socially attractive is another thing. Man is at his social/power peak in his 40s for example, but he certainly doesn't look the best at such age any longer.

Deportment is important. As we mature, it becomes more important to "act our age". No one wants to see a person in their forties acting like they are a young adult.

[BakersfieldChimp]

I think It depends on Individual too honey.

I used to say take a picture of yourself at 35 and hold onto it since you will never look better.
I changed it to 40 as there are a handful of counterexamples for 35. By 40 everyone is slowly but surely going downhill.

[BakersfieldChimp]

Men do not age better. That is something men tell themselves based upon gold digger type women intentionally going for older men with more money, but it does not mean those men are physically attractive.

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[Richmondbread]

No one looks better at middle age but I would say that a lot of younger but not young if you get what I mean northern Europeans look good, here in England the best looking men tend to be the yuppie types in posh places, men in their early 30s who tbh look great but are total betas and attract mediocre women.

Some people DO look better in mid life. Some people when young who were "off" and then somehow in mid life their bone structure comes in just right and they do look better. Also if they didn't had style young and then learn how to dress better and look better.

[Richmondbread]

This is something I think about a lot when this topic comes up. I don't understand why signs of aging are considered "looking bad". I think maybe like being fat or genuinely physically deformed or signs of unhealthy lifestyle (orange skin from alcoholism for example), those can be considered "looking bad". But a natural process that happens to everyone at some point is not "looking bad". A 50 year old might not be my idea of sexy (at my current age at least), but it doesn't mean they look bad, just means they look like a normal 50 year old.

I also sometimes wonder if people collectively should stop worrying so much about how attractive/unattractive everyone else in the world is. Does it really matter outside of our personal romantic relationships? It's an interesting conversation but often I think it goes too far.

Looking thin can be bad too.

[Richmondbread]

You say that because you are in your fourtys, by the age of 25-27 men are fully mature, and look the best, in their late thirties and fourties they are greying, balding, not as fit anymore, and many have wrinkles or little wrinkles.

No, I don't. I say it because it's true. Men look their best in their 30s. They look boyish in their 20s usually. I am not saying men 40 plus look best, I am saying men in their mid to late 30s look best. After 40 they go downhill.

[Richmondbread]

Both reach physical peak extremely early, late teens and early 20s, and whoever claims otherwise is delusional.

Being most socially attractive is another thing. Man is at his social/power peak in his 40s for example, but he certainly doesn't look the best at such age any longer.

This is not true. Women peak way earlier than men do. I don't say this because I'm male, I say it because it's objective. Men often appear younger. I'm not saying a a man at 45 will look better than when he was 20, but he will look better than female at that age.

[Richmondbread]

Men do not age better. That is something men tell themselves based upon gold digger type women intentionally going for older men with more money, but it does not mean those men are physically attractive.

I have always been most attracted to both men and women near my age group. Up to 10 years older, maybe up to 5 years younger (but that is pushing it). Anything early 20's or younger is basically a child to me and I think someone my age would have to be genuinely sick to be attracted to them, whether physically or mentally (because they also tend to act like stupid teenagers at that age).

But I also think that none of this really matters if you are in a healthy relationship, where both parties are mentally well adjusted. In such a case your partner will be the most beautiful person in the world to you even if you are both in your 70's.

I should also add that I think much of this has to do with physical health. There are individuals I can say looked better in their early 20's, because right after high school ended, they no longer exercised, ate healthily, etc. One man I pity dated was an athlete in high school and a dirty fat slob at 27, and this tends to be more common than people suddenly taking care of themselves better after 25. For some people, this is the other way around - for example I think that at near 30 I look better than ever, because I am at my healthiest.

IN GENERAL, it doesn't mean all men will look better than women at the same age. It's a generality, that is OBJECTIVE, that yes men do often look younger than women of the same age. It has to do with having thicker skin . Men age by hair loss in general and getting fatter, but the skin is still thicker than women's and they have less appearance of lines and wrinkles. I seen women my age on dating apps and they look old enough to be my mom. I'm sorry but it's true.

[Jansob]

What's the point of all this? None of it matters. The only thing that matters is looking YOUR best now, by continuing to lose weight and work out. And gaining confidence would automatically make you look more attractive. That hangdog blank expression is not helping, but a genuine warm smile would.