Proof positive that the years are good to men and terrible to women

[MatureDJ]

http://theberry.com/2009/11/09/celebrities-young-vs-old/

In just about all of these pics, the men look just about as good as old as when when new. The women have all degraded immensely (especially Kathleen Turner! Egads!)

 

[iqqi]

If you say so.

I personally thought five of them looked terrible at an older age, and three of those were men. But then again, Michael Douglas was ugly when he was young too so maybe he doesn't count. And Johnny Depp just doesn't age at all so I'll give them one bonus point, although Madonna was looking pretty ageless too there. Heather Locklear only had old fizzled hair. I thought most of them looked good in both pictures, and I thought most of them (except Depp) definitely looked older. But good.

Actually Depp DID look older... but he is the only one who looked better at an older age.

 

[Blackmm]

Some of them, I couldn't tell which was the old pic and the young pic.

 

[bish0p]

Richard Greco looks like a crack head.

 

[Kailex]

I'd rather take more common examples in which in general, women have hit their peak before the age of 35 physically... while men seem to mature and fit in more naturally into their bodies and feel a lot more comfortable in their own skin after the age of 30...

Of course, this is taking into account the average healthy person, and not taking into account people that are overweight or don't take care of themselves.

The closer a woman gets to 40, the more signs of aging begin to appear and the more anti-wrinkle creams and anti-cellulite applications begin to be applied.

For men, it seems like the more "mature" you look, the better. And I'm not talking Mickey Rourke battle-tested.

 

[Poonani Maker]

Nick Nolte even looks cool in that infamous DUI mugshot http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&...tle&resnum=4&ved=0CEgQsAQwAw&biw=1280&bih=839

I see my family maybe once a year. My dad looks just like Nolte in old age. It's very eerie to look at.

 

[Julius_Seizeher]

If you say so.

I personally thought five of them looked terrible at an older age, and three of those were men. But then again, Michael Douglas was ugly when he was young too so maybe he doesn't count. And Johnny Depp just doesn't age at all so I'll give them one bonus point, although Madonna was looking pretty ageless too there. Heather Locklear only had old fizzled hair. I thought most of them looked good in both pictures, and I thought most of them (except Depp) definitely looked older. But good.

Actually Depp DID look older... but he is the only one who looked better at an older age.

Dance around it all you want, still immutable as the law of gravity is the fact that time is man's friend and woman's enemy. If you were still 22, you'd say "Yeah totally". But you're not, you're somewhere around 30 and it hits home for you.

Your only value is based upon how many guys at the bar want to pump and dump you.

You got to have your cake and eat it too when you were young, now the tables are turned, deal with it *****.

 

[Mex]

Dont forget that these are not typical people. This is a handful of celebs most of which have spent well over 5 figures on surgery, some of them probably even six figures, to keep them looking young. So this is not a representative sample at all.

 

[mrRuckus]

Do women really just not see this? Madonna doesn't look ageless in those pictures. Her face is tattered and worn like my softball glove. The glow is gone.

Women should have smooth faces. You can visibly see their face go to hell VERY early on. The cracks and wrinkles are just ugh... Around 26 or 27 this becomes crazy apparent.

"Heather Locklear only had old fizzled hair" ONLY? Hair can totally wreck a woman's attractiveness. That goes right up there with a wrinkled face. Smooth, long, shiny hair is beautiful and is a turn on. I want to run my fingers through it and brush it off her forehead and behind her ear. "Frizzled hair" on this 26 year old i was seeing took her from an 8 to a 6.5. Breasts and all that were still perky and she really deserved that higher rating still otherwise. Hair already killed by time. Yuck. I saw pictures of her just a few years younger where she had beautiful long blonde silky hair... and i generally don't even like blondes.

Unattractive men just pass by me without a thought. Unattractive women make me shudder.

 

[Poonani Maker]

Do women really just not see this? Madonna doesn't look ageless in those pictures. Her face is tattered and worn like my softball glove. The glow is gone.

Women should have smooth faces. You can visibly see their face go to hell VERY early on. The cracks and wrinkles are just ugh... Around 26 or 27 this becomes crazy apparent.

"Heather Locklear only had old fizzled hair" ONLY? Hair can totally wreck a woman's attractiveness. That goes right up there with a wrinkled face. Smooth, long, shiny hair is beautiful and is a turn on. I want to run my fingers through it and brush it off her forehead and behind her ear. "Frizzled hair" on this 26 year old i was seeing took her from an 8 to a 6.5. Breasts and all that were still perky and she really deserved that higher rating still otherwise. Hair already killed by time. Yuck. I saw pictures of her just a few years younger where she had beautiful long blonde silky hair... and i generally don't even like blondes.

Unattractive men just pass by me without a thought. Unattractive women make me shudder.

I agree with that, Mr. Ruckus, young hair, mid-back makes playing with it while kissing and getting sucked feel 100% better and memorable.

 

[Jeffst1980]

The years are kinder to men, but not because of looks.

Physically, youth is attractive to both genders. Young girls are not going to be lusting over that "after" photo of Richard Gere. You can be a good looking 40 year old man in a dance club and still have a physical handicap compared to a good looking 25 year old.

The reason older men can theoretically have an edge over younger guys is because the traits associated with (successful) older men--maturity, confidence, good social skills, non-reactivity--are more valued to women than looks. Most guys in their 20's don't have these skills, and the girls their age are already a bit ahead of them socially, and know how to spot these desirable traits.

Now, if you're 40 years old and are still socially awkward, you're gonna be viewed as the male analog of that Kathleen Turner photo. Young guys can be AFCs and still get laid frequently, but as you age, you need to learn some game because the HBs will be less forgiving.

As for women--the years are bad to them in regards to being picked apart by the MM forum at Sosuave, but in real life, they're STILL going to have tons of options through their 30's and 40's. If a woman keeps herself in shape, she'll decimate the competition in her age bracket. The statistics that state that unmarried women over the age of 35 are unlikely to ever marry are skewed by the fact that many of them were against or unsuitable for marriage to begin with. In reality, a fit woman over the age of 35 will still have a ton of options.

Now, the caveat is that the "cougar" thing works out to be a lousy deal for women that are looking for long term commitment. No matter how they package it, there's still no ignoring the elephant in the room: many of the younger guys they date will want kids after her childbearing years are over. The biological logistics just don't allow for such a relationship to last unless both parties are 100% certain they don't want children.

Men, on the other hand, don't have to worry about this, and the only real drawback to dating younger is a lack of common experience.