[–] parrygrin ago (edited ago)
I'll give you an upvote because I know you're presenting your perspective in good faith and I've seen women experience what you're talking about.
My hypothetical explanation is that usually these women have finally mastered the skill set of attractiveness--personal fashion, health, hygiene, etc.
My understanding is that there's no reason young women can't master these skills other than sex negative messaging from both puritans and feminists.
Nobody is more fertile at 35 than they are at 25, and men evolved for millions is years to tellthe difference. shrug There's just no way that the same "glow-up" skills applied to a younger body wouldn't be even more effective. We need to stop lying to young women.
[–] piss_factory ago
I have more money now to spend on the things that make people attractive, while someone who is married/had kids is investing less time/money on those things which makes it appear that we without kids are aging better. If I had money in my early twenties I probably would've been beautiful, you're absolutely right. I just realized this, please kill me now.
[–] PaulNeriAustralia ago
" I don't have an explanation for it".
I do. Pimples.