Study finds both men and women are attracted to younger partners – even if they don’t know it
Study finds both men and women are attracted to younger partners – even if they don’t know it
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The study challenges common assumptions that men in established relationships are typically older than their female partners. Men and women are equally attracted to younger partners, even if they don't consciously realise it, new research has found. A study from the University of California, Davis, found both sexes tend to slightly favour younger individuals when dating.
![[Harris Dickinson and Nicole Kidman in ‘Babygirl']](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/08/09/BG_06590_R-4-V1.jpg)
The study involved around 4,500 people participating in blind dates through a US dating site. The platform matches individuals based on shared interests and the desire for long-term relationships. Lead author Professor Paul Eastwick explained: "After a blind date, participants were slightly more attracted to younger partners, and this trend was equally true for men and women.".
This finding challenges common assumptions that men in established relationships are typically older than their female partners. Women also often express a preference for older partners. However, Professor Eastwick noted, "women’s preferences on the dates themselves revealed something else entirely.".
The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, highlights a disconnect between stated preferences and actual attraction in dating scenarios. Age gap relationships have also been shown in popular culture. In Babygirl, Nicole Kidman plays a high-powered chief executive who has an affair with a much younger intern.
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