# Men in their 40's or above, how do you stay attracted to women your own age? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 19, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-their-40s-or-above-how-do-you-stay-attracted-to-women-your-own-age/791623 "2017-07-19T03:47:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 555
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-their-40s-or-above-how-do-you-stay-attracted-to-women-your-own-age/791623/555 "2017-08-14T21:26:06Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > I have a friend who is a bit of a Nigerian Strip Club Magician. In fact, he ended up marrying a stripper from one of the clubs in New York we used to frequent. It didn’t work out, but she was actually very nice. Mostly the issue was she married the sort of asshole you’d except to marry a stripper.😉 > But I couldn’t date one seriously, for the very reasons you say. I know I’m awesome, but always in the back of my mind would be that she was trying to manipulate me. I mean what better way to make money as a stripper than to find some six-figure corporate jerk to take care of her until they divorce and she gets half his shit? You are awesome but that is the same reason I wouldn’t date one either. There is no way in hell that I could ever trust one fully. Still, I think good strippers perform a valuable public service and have their place. Like I said, I got a whole lot more out more of that “counseling session” that any therapist appointment I have ever been to. Contrary to popular belief, they don’t just blow sunshine up your ass unless that is what you ask for. I asked mine to be kind but brutally honest and she did. It is just like a therapist as long as your therapist is a super-hot 25 year old that will strip and sit on your lap while you work through any issues you may be facing. For $70, it is way more cost effective than any of the other types of professionals I have ever seen. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-their-40s-or-above-how-do-you-stay-attracted-to-women-your-own-age/791623)._