European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Marriageable men prefer younger women by Kelley Armstrong associated press the great american Man shortage Maynold be As bad As some women seem la believe say sociologists who studied what they Call the  of loneliness " they found that there is no shortage of men in the marriage Market Only a practice of men Maiying and remarrying women who Are younger than they arc mostly to impress other men said Ann Swidler of Stanford University. She was one of six sociologists who presented papers to the american sociological association at its annual convention in new York. A Kjier said the phenomenon of men being attracted to younger women even affects Young women in colleges where Menol All Ages compete for freshmen females. When a woman gels lobe a senior her phone has just stopped ringing off the Hook. Has she suddenly lost her freshness of complexion her looks her vitality she asked the escalating divorce Rale worsens the problem she said because men have an enormous Range of women to choose from and often remarry women decades younger. Thai leads to devastating consequences or married. Women she noted. Women Are worried about keeping their husbands. Ii a flecks the internal Power relationships or bothus bandstand wives even in  the findings dispel the theory that diminishing marriage prospects normally befall Picky women who wailed too  she said they also Point out that Strong Independent women need love just As much As Strong Independent men  said Swidler a s imperative to Tell women that it s not their fault that they have gotten better with age. But they be got a bad Market  unlike medieval limes when men s attempt to reproduce olten consumed the lives of several women along the  Swidler said status is a bigger Factor than Fertility when today s men choose younger women. And while personality trails like Wisdom and sensitivity improve Lor Bolh sexes with age they Are k Survey Lipelt theory that there in shortage at men to marry. Not As highly valued in women she said. Younger women have unwittingly reinforced the trend by competing for older More successful men she said because men provide the meal ticket. Even today women earn much less than men do " in another paper presented to the convention University of southwestern Louisiana sociologists Linda Mooney and Sarah Brabant found that mates get less love when it comes to birthday cards and children get less still. Mooney and Brabant Lound thai More cards Lor wives mothers Sisters and other females contain the word love than cards intended for males the inability of americans to express their emotions coupled with a Nee