Do I have to be her age for her to see me as a potential partner?

[MarkKol]

I'm a little bit on the younger side in terms of how I look, which is a blessing and a curse (curse now, blessing later) I'm relatively calm about it even though I'm sure most people would be hitting their heads against the Wall if they looked as young as me. Problem is... I don't look my age, I never have, people always told me that. my dad confirmed it for me, he got asked for his ID when he was buying cigarettes at 32 years old, so it's in the blood.

I am not going to allow this to become a limiting belief, so my question is... how does age impact my ability to attract girls? Can a 20 year old woman see a 18 year old (who barely looks 16) guy as a potential mate? Do girls automatically filter me out because they see me as a boy and not a man?

I remember reading about Marilyn Monroe sleeping with a 15 year old kid (Gianni Russo) while she was 33 years old. I don't know how old Gianni looked back then but seeing him now, I can tell he was handsome 

are all girls like this? If I'm confident enough, social enough, funny enough... can I actually attract girls who are way older than me? 

I tried doing social circle a few times, I clearly attracted some girls, but there wasn't any 20 year old girls turning their heads for me

 

Might I add that I have a preference for mature, non spoiled woman. I don't like it when they're obsessed with clothing brands, lazy, gossiping etc.. 

I met some young looking people who are in the same position as me, and they're quite insecure about it.

[NoSelfSelf]

So your looks will determin if a girl wants you or not?

 

[something_else]

I mean you can definitely go for older women for more casual things as long as they're down for the same. I think a relationship with someone a lot older than you might be harder to find and is also not really advisable.

Most older women are going to want guys older than them for something long term. But never say never. Go out and try to find what you want, what's the worst that can happen?