Younger men are openly showing interest in women in their late 30s and 40s, as confidence and maturity increasingly become attractive qualities.
“When society made older women feel like once we have crossed a certain age, you should basically leave the dating market quietly. Meanwhile, the younger girls were supposedly getting all the attention. But now, the tables are turning.
“Honestly, I think Psalm 118:22 was onto something. You know that scripture about the stone which the builders rejected becoming the cornerstone? Maybe we should just say the older woman who was once overlooked has become the premium package.
“But seriously, why is this happening? A younger man will see a woman who is 38, 40 or 42 and say boldly, ‘I like you.’ And you are sitting there thinking, ‘Sorry, wait, are we doing this?’ And he is looking you d£ad in the eye like, ‘Yes, we are.’ And I think that confidence is attractive....."
– Nollywood actress Damilola Adegbite has claimed that she has noticed a growing trend in the Nigerian dating scene, with younger men increasingly attracted to older women.
