I dunno.
In spite of the fact that I prefer men around my own age, I happen to have a couple of younger, single clients (they sneaked past my age thingie).
Would I date them if I were young and single? You betcha! There are two in particular that I'm thinking of that are very passionate, very affectionate, and just downright interesting, intelligent men of integrity and good humour.
Sometimes I feel a bit guilty seeing them because I suspect that they are shy and perhaps not fully aware of their worth. Any young woman would be lucky to capture their attentions. But I get the feeling that maybe they hide their lights under bushels a bit. Maybe young eligible women don't clue in to what excellent partners they'd make (or maybe they haven't figured out how to get this message across to young eligible women).
One of the reasons that I prefer older (around my age or older) married gentlemen is that I've always been worried about becoming "the crutch that cripples." Sometimes a person is a late bloomer. Maybe he's shy. Maybe he just needs a bit of practice interacting with the opposite sex.
The younger guys that I'm talking about here don't just need to "get laid" -- they need to find partners suitable to their situations -- women who can bring as much to the table as they do, and who will make good wives, mothers and lifelong lovers/companions to them. But let's face it, they're probably not going to find that as long as they can take the edge off by visiting me.
That's one of the reasons I don't really like to see younger single gentlemen -- even though some of them make me see stars!
..c..