Nollywood actress Damilola Adegbite has claimed that she has noticed a growing trend in the Nigerian dating scene, with younger men increasingly showing interest in older women, a shift she says is changing long-held attitudes toward age and desirability in relationships.
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Adegbite made the observation during a recent episode of her podcast, shared on her YouTube channel, with clips of her comments subsequently circulating on social media and reported by GistReel.
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The 41-year-old actress said society had traditionally pushed women to feel they should quietly exit the dating scene once they crossed a certain age, while younger women were seen as receiving most of the romantic attention. She argued that this dynamic is now reversing, describing older women once considered overlooked as having become what she called a “premium package.” She drew a biblical comparison to the idea of a once-rejected stone becoming the cornerstone, using it to frame the shift in how older women are now perceived.
Adegbite pointed to confidence as a key factor, describing scenarios where younger men openly express interest in women in their late thirties to early forties without hesitation, a directness she suggested is itself part of the appeal. She framed this boldness as a notable departure from more traditional dating norms, where such age dynamics were less openly embraced.
Adegbite’s comments reflect her personal observation and experience rather than any statistical or sociological study of Nigerian dating patterns, and no data was cited to support the claim that the trend is widespread or growing. Her remarks were made in the casual format of a podcast rather than a formal interview, and the biblical comparison she drew was offered as a rhetorical flourish rather than a literal argument. As conversations about age dynamics in dating continue to circulate online, similar commentary from other public figures is likely to keep surfacing.
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