[Harmless Teddy Bear]

He noted that young women (20-25) are pursued by lots of guys in the age range 20-40, while young guys (20-25) are at a competitive disadvantage (this shifts markedly when the guy turns 30). He advises young guys to look at women in the 30-40 age range.

Ben Franklin said something similar.

[PapaBear3625]

Ben Franklin said something similar.

Franklin's implication was to go after much older women, based on his point #3 for picking a woman past her child-bearing days, which would imply women 45+

Benjamin Franklin, Advice to a Young Man on the Choice of a Mistress (1745)

When I was 24, I had a brief fling with a 39-year-old. She was attractive (part time actress), VERY interested in sex, but a bit too crazy for long-term.