John S. (guest) meinte am 28. Nov, 12:18:
Sorry, but this "AARP survey" doesn't pass the smell test. It may be that one third of the respondents claimed to be dating men ten years their junior, but whether the respondents are representative of the general population of single women, 40-69 is another question. Can you really believe such a statistic, based on your own experience? I can't.
Teresa_Lo antwortete am 28. Nov, 16:25:
Of course!
I am one of those cougars...
Teresa_Lo antwortete am 28. Nov, 17:45:
...but not on purpose.
John S. (guest) antwortete am 28. Nov, 22:30:
Census data
Here is some 2003 U.S. census data:www.census.gov/population/socdemo/hh-fam/cps2003/tabFG3.pdf
Look at "AGE DIFFERENCE". These data apply to married couples of all ages -- not dating couples where the woman is between 40 and 69 -- but I can think of no reason why the distributions should be radically different.
"Wife 10 years or greater than husband" makes up 1.3% of married couples!
Teresa_Lo antwortete am 28. Nov, 23:12:
There might be...
...any number of reasons, I guess.For example, spouses in a first marriage might be closer in age than spouses in a second marriage. Also, dating practices of women in an older age bracket might be different: there might be fewer older men. They could be dead, for all we know!
