Call a man short, or say you only date tall men, nobody bats an eye. Call a woman fat, or say you'll never date a fat woman, everyone goes nuts.
Fat people who diet and exercise become big built people.
Skinny people who eat and don't work out don't become fat in a way that can be seen through street/business clothing.
The difference between 'high' and 'low' metabolism is very small. You just eat less which is why you are thin as a rail. People are very bad at self-reporting caloric intake, there are several studies on this.
This also have consequence of reducing chances for younger men who would like to compete for these younger women too.
Those are same years when adult personality forms, hence we're seeing some really broken men personalities.
That then boomerangs to women in form of abusive, ignorant or insecure men.
The good thing is that there are plenty of men whom would date a woman their age and plenty of women that would date a guy who isn't rich. They are just not as vocal and live their lives quietly.
I tend to prefer the company of older women, up to 10 years older than myself. I have this preference as I've found women that are younger than me often don't know what they want.
I find it easier to have an...arrangement with older women.
The only true comparison would be something like "women who are disfigured", or "women who are super-hairy". It has to affect only a portion of the set.
People age differently.
I've met a 73 year old woman who, I swore, did not look a day over 40. I only found out her age because I used to work at a theme park where one of the games I had to run was a weight/age guessing game. I guessed 38 and her entire family was ecstatic and bursting out in laughter.
Meanwhile I nearly got hit by a woman's boyfriend for guessing she was 35. She was 24. Keep in mind my job was obviously to have fun and try to avoid insulting the customer. I guessed 35 because she looked over 40.
It will, eventually, affect every single woman. But some have a bit more time than others.
Take care.
And of course, if you start early, there is the Messi approach of using growth hormones.