Males vs. Females In Reaching Maturity

Canada
February 24, 2010 11:06pm CST
They say that females reach maturity (emotional and mental maturity, in this case) faster than males. Is this why women tend to date older men? Then what about the recent cougar fads out there?
10 responses
@series6 (294)
• Philippines
25 Feb 10
No. Women date old men for penny... lol
• Canada
25 Feb 10
LOL that's pretty straightforward. But you may have a point :)
@mjcookie (2271)
• Philippines
25 Feb 10
"Women date old men for penny." That's not true. While some do that, not ALL of women are gold-diggers for that matter.
• Malta
25 Feb 10
Personally I believe you are made by many factors: how you were raised, how you were treated by other children, how your superiors treated you, and so on. Your experiences are what make you mature or immature. I don't fully agree that women mature before. To a certain extent our biology presses upon it slightly but you can easily find many men who are as mature as women of the same young age because of what they have experienced in life. As for women dating older men? It's individual preference really. Most of the time the men I dated where a year or so younger. Now I'm in a relationship with someone 2 years older then me. It all very much depends on who you surround yourself by. When older women go out with younger men, they might have very well have found someone who looks at the world like they do even though they are younger. There are no limits to maturity, not even gender.
• Malta
25 Feb 10
Forgot to add: the only limit are the stereo types that society set (very wrongly)
• United States
26 Feb 10
Hi, Sapphire! I've been teaching high school seniors for 42 years, and I've seen evidence of the girls achieving an appreciable level of maturity throughout all that time!
• United States
25 Feb 10
Women are also vain and want to be thought of as young as long as they possible can. If a young man wants them, that means they're still attractive.
• Singapore
26 Feb 10
Yeah, that's quite true in most cases. The reason why women tend to date older men is also primarily because of that. Firstly, if they reach maturity earlier, they can't really think along the same line as men of same age or younger than them but they would hit off easily with older men who are more matured. Secondly, women also look up to men as future breadwinners who would take care of the family. Therefore, they would need more matured men who have greater sense of responsibility.
• Canada
26 Feb 10
Bleh. As long as you love the person? Just...nothing too extreme for me. Like 40 years age gap or anything. But that's just me.
@mjcookie (2271)
• Philippines
25 Feb 10
Girls mature two years earlier than boys. That's why some guys tend to be immature and childish--playing video games for one.
@ghieptc (2522)
• Philippines
25 Feb 10
Female matured easily than males because they realize reality of responsibility first than man of being playful on games & other stuff. Man don't realize the value of good provider to their family until they experience the emotion behind the bad experience.
@chetanvk (211)
• India
25 Feb 10
Females mature easily and they mature more faster than men. They take things seriously, They maintain the level of maturity manytimes. But men do not mature faster when compared to women. Men are just think of making money, fun and do not take many things seriously. But men has good decision making abilities and quick decision making too. where as in women they don not think and decide quick.
@uniqueorn (1011)
• Philippines
25 Feb 10
Female reach maturity faster than men. Women are more sensitive to things and take responsibilities seriously. As for men, most of the time are for time of pleasure and fun. This may only apply generally but not true to all.