Am I the only one stuck in this weird age mindset?
Back when I was a teen, I only crushed on guys in their 20s and 30s. Then in my early 20s, it shifted to guys close to my age like -1 to +3 years max. Obviously, as I got older, my attraction upper limit went up too but now it’s like it’s hit a wall. I’m 25 now and my dating app filters are 20 to 30. Rarely do guys more than a few years older than me catch my eye. Most mutual matches are 1 to 3 years younger or 1 year older.
For context: I’m not even after a life partner (if I was, I’d def pick someone my age). But fr, why do 30+ guys still do nothing for me? I’m lowkey scared that by 70, my ceiling’ll be even lower like only 55 year olds? It’s wild I’m almost 30, but I still mentally clock 30+ guys as “dad aged.” Have you had this happen? Where the older you get, the smaller your attraction range for older people gets?
I clock people my age as “dad age”. Even though I’m a full on married mom 😭 25 was a weird age. You felt old but young. But 30 started creeping up on you and you’re wondering if you’ve “done enough”. Society wants to make you a useless old maid when you’re 30. But you’re not! Enjoy your 20s. Just don’t start dating teenagers! 😭