On TikTok the hashtag #datingyoungermen has had 780 million views. An Ipsos poll in the US found that while 70% of women agree it’s socially acceptable for an older man to be with a younger woman, just 56% of women think it’s acceptable when the age gap is female-led. Analysis of US Census Bureau data showed 14.8% of women are now married to or in a committed relationship with men between two and 20 years younger than them. A recent US survey found that 81% of women are open to dating someone ten years younger than they are, and nearly 90% of men are interested in dating someone ten years older. Thankfully, that old trope has been put to bed once and for all.
There was a time not so long ago when it was frowned upon for a woman to date younger men (though, interestingly, the reverse has rarely been called into question). A US study has found that more older women date younger men.