Time out on the play... Why make this transactional? Fun doesn't have a price tag, or shouldn't..
It’s not about making it transactional— I'm not about that life.
But this is where we have to be
honest about things. Part of the reason why it’s man’s world is because y’all can have your pick as you continue to age. There are plenty of men who just want to play around with a younger woman because they want a taste of that youth. As OP said, his young girl is off dealing with some guy closer to her age. Why? Because the true attraction lies with someone who is ALSO in his youth. What’s the counterbalance? What would make that younger woman override her attraction to and compatibility with a guy closer in age? Stability and
provision.
You’re right, it doesn’t have to be transactional, but it should be beneficial on both sides. If the only thing that is happening is “fun”, why not have that “fun” with someone you’re more attracted to and more compatible with? That’s why she dipped to the younger guy. There was no clear benefit to being with the older guy, in this case.
And I’m not saying this to be a bytch. It’s just everyone wants to talk about “fun” and keeping it simple and easy when it’s the woman’s body that will be potentially affected by that “fun”. WE have to watch out for pregnancy. WE have to watch out for STDs that will affect our fertility and ability to have kids. WE have to make sure the clock isn’t running out. Y’all can literally wild out and be screw ups and as long as you get it together at some point you can find a woman your age or younger.
So what is the difference between “fun” with the guy her age and the guy who is older?
If she has to watch out for the same pitfalls and there isn’t some sort of additional benefit with the older guy, why not be with the guy who is closer in age?
Older men move mountains to lock down a younger woman, as it should be. Because if her dad or big brother knocked on her door while OP was in her apartment you damn skippy they would be looking at him like he’s crazy because he’s already been a young man and had the “young” experience. So if you in a young girl’s face you better be bringing something.
I just want y’all to see it from a young woman’s perspective.
Same way you might say you wouldn’t break the bank for a woman your exact age- you have to do things differently for a woman who is younger.
Same way I am fully aware that a guy my age would move differently with a chick 10yrs younger than me, and when I date someone older than me he approaches me differently than women his exact age.
It is what it is
This is
literally what men say up and down this forum. I’m just saying it from the perspective of a woman who gets it. If a young woman doesn’t have ppl in her life to tell her this stuff she’s on the losing end.