Again, it's not about me being concerned with what any individual person thinks, it's about society as a whole seeing things this way and socializing my would-be dating partners to believe that there is something wrong with someone my age wanting to date them. If society was on my side and I could count on most girls seeing it as perfectly acceptable, I wouldn't give two shits what any individual person thinks. In fact, I would enjoy defying the wishes of intolerant people.

I certainly wouldn't rule out dating someone older than me, but in my experience, it seems like most women my age and older are looking to settle down and get married, which is not what I am looking for right now. Also, not to mention the fact that there are just way more single, available 18-22 year olds than there are women around 30.