The stress of manhood begins as a youth with encouragement from parents to take interest in high-paying jobs. "Jimmy, are you going to be a doctor when you grow up? Look, how he's holding that stethoscope!" and while Jimmy has fluctuating aspirations of becoming a fireman, policeman, and an astronaut, he has heard and understood the underlying message of what the "ideal" occupation is. As Jimmy matures and finds himself at the peak of social discovery, high school teachers and counselors do their very best to ensure each child is on the appropriate path for success. And so, each student is pressured to determine their future profession as soon as possible. What's wrong with a little push? Absolutely nothing, In fact, studies show that enforcing the importance of a career early in life better prepare future working men and women. Ten years down the road, Jimmy is around the age of twenty nine, and he has completed college, med school, and internship, he has a successful job and lives well. Work surely paid off; however, there is a sort of exhaustion that comes along with intense consecutive years of studying and unwavering labor that had become his life in the last decade. So when Jimmy meets a young girl whose future is bright and attitude is fresh he is instantly attracted.Working women can tell you that times have changed, that women can successfully manage the jobs once occupied by men. However, the biology of man and woman has not been altered during these progressive years in history. Women are still the loving, caring nurturers and Men are still the protectors and providers. Therefore, males feel like "men" when they can supply for their female and/or children. For instance, when Jimmy can find and purchase a new cellular phone for his new, young girlfriend, Helen, he feels masculine. When Helen cannot find a street in New York, Jimmy gladly advises her whichever way he can, perhaps by checking it out on a map or suggesting she ask a passerby for directions, and in doing so he feels protective and relied upon.
With all the stress of a man in his late twenties, signs of aging appear. In college he was once muscular or at least lean and now, quick lunches and easy dinners have caused a slight pudge around his face and especially towards his middle. Jimmy's thick head of hair has now dwindled fewer and fewer. He is smart, and emotionally competent, but there is no overlooking the loss of his fresh appearance. With the unadulterated beauty of a young lady, a man sees himself attractive enough to deserve her, and even intelligent enough to compensate for whatever else he lacks.
Men feel the obligation to create for themselves a name worthy of reproduction and a sturdy financial basis to protect their family. That's one of major reasons older single men prefer younger more attractive women.