[GloucesterChief]

Originally Posted by Anyong Bluth

I guess? It's a cultural norm, ultimately. Biologically, there's a reason reason why men are fertile their entire lives. Isn't it curious that girls typically begin puberty before boys the same age. From an evolutionary standpoint, an older more established male equals security, protection, and a greater chance to provide for her and her offspring. On the opposite side, youth is hardwired in the male human brain as a sign of virility, and the fertility to be able to successfully bare children, which even just 100 years ago child and mother mortality were extremely high.

There's simply a fine line between liking younger women and being a sexual deviant. Part of that determination is purely sociological, and scores of previous civilizations wouldn't frown upon such behavior - including the Romans, our historical starting point for what has become modern Western Civilization.

That and young males were expendable when it comes to war/hunting.