AGE PREFERENCES FOR SAME-SEX AND OPPOSITE-SEX PARTNERS

Preferences for age of partners of heterosexual and homosexual men and women were investigated. Personal advertisements were collected from newspapers in the United States and analyzed for the difference betwee n the age of the advertiser and the age of the preferred partner. Hete rosexual men tended to seek women younger than themselves, whereas wom en sought partners near their own age or older. The preferences of hom osexual men and women were similar to those of heterosexuals, although more homosexuals stated a preference for a partner younger than thems elves.