I think it's because people just can't mind their own damned business, and feel compelled to comment on everything other people do.

Patriarchal social models prevail. If I open my mouth and speak up, sometimes just like a man, I am labeled a pushy bitch, liberal fem, etc. I wonder if the men on this site are more or less comfortable with themselves and view woemn on a more equal footing. ALL religions have men in control and THAT really chaps my butt. Some ancient belief systems had women on more equal footing. The whole dating scene and 'modern' concepts is frustrating, if a couple can get beyond hte teasing from well (or not) meaning friends I believe what damn difference does age make? not my biz what they do, how they do it or with whom (as they are consenting adults) they do it.

Women also get labeled, "slut" and men don't. It's not right.

Join the club. My last boyfriend was 25 years younger than me. I was at a singles group function at a dance club in Boston and he sought me out. For some strange reason it worked and our friends teased I was robbing the cradle and being a Cougar. We laughed at it. Tried long distance and it eventually ended-we're still friends 6 years later. Before that I had a ten year relationship with someone that was 8 years younger. I looked younger and dated younger before that. No more labels please.

I think women who date younger men are women. I think women who date older men are women.
Anything else is bs.

But men do get labelled - such as sugar daddy, baby snatcher and toy boy.

Cradle snatchers? Sugar Daddies, pedophiles? Guys get it too, also toy boy etc.

I've wondered this, too. It certainly seems the labels originate from a straight male dominance mindset, but it doesn't address why the US society accepts and even embraces such labels.

I think men get called plenty of names too. Anything not mainstream gets targeted, regardless of gender. Namecalling is never good.

Men get called cradle robbers or dirty old men. There are labels for us too.

Humans categorize and label, it's what we do. Sometimes it sucks.

My hair is JUST beginning to grey, and I'm told I look 10-15 years younger. I dated a 22 yo when I was 33 for a short time. Last year I dated someone 11 years younger, but he had trouble with the truth. I want them within 5 years of my age, but as men age, they seem to prefer younger and younger partners. I'll just stick with BOB.

It as with anything else in life, most men wrongly believe they are the superior sex.

My stars someone actually invented a word for it.

"manther"

Because men are the ones who "write" the norms...but don't forget that Viagra is the drug most sold in the history of the world medicine.

I'm not convinced that when an older man is dating a youger girl he is not called anything. You may be right on the point that there isn't "a" word for it. Thats because it's a 3 word label. "Dirty old man" is the term ive heard used for an older man dating a younger woman. So I'm not so sure that men just "get to live" in that scenario.

Uh, there IS a word for guys who date younger women. A "manther".

A RHINO is an older man looking for a younger woman.

...and like others have mentioned, older guys get called every name in the book for dating younger women.

Gender inequality. It does not matter how you look at it, it is all about the notion that men are somehow better than women. I may be a man, but I recognize the inequality there and it extends into every reach.

Fuck 'em. When I was in college I preferred older women. Dated one woman who was 38 and one who was 34. It's so nice to be with a woman who has an idea who she is and what she wants. It's my experience that most women don't become truly attractive until their 30's while many men never reach that level of maturity. I am very grateful for those older women.

You are only a pedophile if you date boys under 18. Otherwise it's nobody's business.

Labeling occurs on both sides of the fence. When I was much younger, I dated a lot of older women. A few people made remarks. We ignored it. Then they stopped.

Because religion and politics, mostly conservatives.

You find the answer to this question in history of your culture and religion moral.

Here are some other labels men get called for dating younger women. Manther, Gray Dog, Daddy Warbuck$.

I believe men are starting to get labeled also, but I don't see why it is anybody's business.