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What they crave at every age: you may have preconceived notions about how guys in their 20s and 30s view relationships, but some of their desires are not so obvious. Gain insight into what dudes look for at different life stages ... and what they can offer you.(MEN & LOVE)

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* Everywhere you turn these days, women are proclaiming, "50 is file new 40! 40 is the new 30!" For men, the numbers are different, but file message is basically file same: Age no longer corresponds to a certain set of predictable behaviors.

A guy's birthday used to be. a fairly reliable gauge of his dating and sex styles. You could count on the fact flint at 20, he'd be a player, and by 28, he'd be wife shopping. But recently, the paradigm has shifted. "Delayed marriages as well as this new stage of life called emerging adulthood have changed file dating landscape," says Jeffrey Arnett, PhD, research professor at Clark University and author of Emerging ...

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