Won’t argue that because it’s true but the ability to have kids later in life doesn’t prove to be as optimal if the result isn’t as good as it is when your younger. Children with birth defects impact the quality of life on all fronts—from a perspective and timing perspective(disabled children may need to live with you forever). In other words even if it is possible for men to continue to make children as 50 and 60 that doesn’t make it desirable. And I can imagine it wouldn’t be very fun for them or their children. Imagine having a parent the age of a grandparent as a reference.
We also have to keep in mind that in a shallow society people are assessing you based on more shallow attributes. Older men will be seen as desirable based on their resources. But are not sexually or physically desired by the average young women. Yet many women from the younger generation make decisions based not just on resources but on looks, clout and swag—aspects that are more likely to be found in younger men.
No matter what is said, for both men and women, their peak of desirability is not at 40 and up.
Never said it was desirable. I actually said it was silly for women to play the same game as men when it comes to dating.
Then I said it was silly for men to play the same game as women.
Another thing whether its deisrable or not the age at which people are having kids are increasing. Due to financial reasons and society norms (and better reproductive technology). Its very common now to see women and men have children in their 40s. I remembered as a kid in the early 90s a class mate of mine mom had triplets through IVF. It was a shock cause one it was rare then for women in their 40s to have kids and two we all knew it was IVF cause she had triplets. Which isn't done now a days in the US cause they will only implant on embryo unless you got money to skirt the system or go overseas.
Usually people are having kids at an older age due to taking awhile to find someone. Marrying at an older age. Divorcing and getting married again and focusing on career and thus having kids later in life. You can go in any family ward of a hospital or ivf clinic and see couples in their 40s and men in their 50s (celebrating the birth of their kid or trying to have one) having or trying to have kids.
Actually you can normally tie income with how much older people will have kids in the western world. The more they make (and more educated) the longer they wait to have kids.
And I say this as a person who has known a few of them 40 year old folks and 50 for men. Who have had kids at those ages. Whether naturally or through IVF.