Dating's 'Not Easy' for Jennifer Aniston at 40
As Jennifer Aniston turns 40, she sure looks good, but her dating options are dwindling. Or at least that's what Patti Stanger, Bravo's Millionaire Matchmaker claims is the sad truth when it comes to the youth-worshiping Hollywood mindset.
"Well, it's not easy. Where do you go from Brad Pitt? Who do you go to? Is John Mayer the Holy Grail? I don't think so," Stanger tells Zap2it. "You've got a hard situation here. You either date off the radar and date someone behind the scenes in business so that people can look at it in a different light or you've got to go up to the next big daddy on the street, the next celebrity. And that's hard to trade up."
The matchmaker points to the first millionairess she features on her show this season, Heidi Cornell, who is gorgeous, fit, rich ... and over 40. Finding a marriage-minded man who was interested in dating her was difficult because a) they assumed she was past child-bearing age and b) they had to be almost equally as successful financially or else they'd have a complex about her significantly larger income.
"It's sad because in any state in the nation, like if you deal with the Midwest states, they would fall madly in love with [Heidi]," laments Stanger. "They wouldn't care about her being over 40. But in LA, it's Logan's Run, you know where you're dead at 30? Well, you're dead at 40 here.
"You know, all these actresses are turning 40 this year, like Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Aniston. Are we going to be able to say, 'Oh god, Jennifer Aniston is 40. Who would want her?' I mean, it's pathetic, right?"
Check out photos of other stars turning 40 this year.
On Stanger's show, she also has to "diagnose" the millionaire's personal dating issues that stand in the way of their finding the perfect match. All too often, it's the millionaire who is attracted to the wrong type or who is unrealistically picky.
In Cornell's case, she's attracted to the bad boy.
"That's something I tried to curb her of, even off camera I did that," says Stanger. "The worst the guy is, the more she's attracted to him. And that's something that most women today need to get rid of early on, not at 40. You need to learn like at 30."
But men aren't the only ones who can be ageist when it comes to dating in Hollywood. Stanger's second millionairess featured also likes them young.
"We would have major knock-down drag-out fights," reveals Stanger. "She was just like, 'I want Ashton Kutcher,' and I was like, 'Listen, you're 40-something years old. Ashton Kutcher is not on every street corner. You're going to have to get over this.'"
The Millionaire Matchmaker premieres its second season on Bravo on Thursday, Feb. 12.
The fact that this Stanger(transgender?) woman -- what is with her lips? -- uses the phrase "trade up" to talk about dating and relationships speaks volumes. Gross.
The fact that you say something like "transgender?" speaks volumes too. But I agree with the rest of your statement.
is this woman nuts? brad pitt u don.t get anything better, please the average looking guy on the street is better is she blind. pitt does not come near depp, gere,leo and owen wilson or gehard butler even george is better looking. we don't all like girly men and if you are beautifull,sucessfull and smart at 40 or 50 you can still find a man and 10 years younger is perfect as men age and get old quicker than woman. woman get their second breath at 40. this match maker must be dealing with the imature and egotistical peewee pitts out there and not real men
I'm not saying Aniston is complaining, just merely commenting on the article.
However, if Aniston didn't have such a champagne and caviar taste, then she might possibly have been happy with Tate Donovan all these years.
And, say what you will about Vince Vaughn, but I thought they were good together and after watching his Wild West Comedy Tour, earned a lot of respect for him.
I agree with some of what jan is saying, but she's dead wrong about men aging faster than women. It's the exact opposite. Men come into their own only after they hit thirty, where women are considered getting up there by that age. Men age better physically because of their thicker skin.
Could it be the fact that she is a whiney B*tch....She needs to grow up...Hell you would think at 40 she would get a clue.
I don't get the concept of using Brad Pitt as a measuring tool for whether she's trading up or down. For one thing, he loses major points for failing to understand the concept of "vows" and "fidelity" and "commitment" with his brazen, adulterous affair. And secondly, it appears she is using his (presumed) "star" or "hunk" appeal as the main foundation to determine whether Jennifer is trading "up" or "down" with future mates. Gag me. How shallow to determine someone's "mate-worthiness" based on their appeal to the public, which is only based on an air-brushed and well-scripted persona, fueled by tabloids and teenyboppers. If Jennifer is interested in finding a "real man," I certainly hope she doesn't go to this loser for guidance!
Hey, if Jennifer is looking, I'm available. My income isn't as high as a Hollywood star but I don't come with all that baggage. I'm better looking than Brad. And I'm fine with her age. One condition, we'll have to split our time between the Hamptons and Cali. If you're interested Jennifer, just post your contact info here. I'll be in touch :) LOL
Jennifer Aniston is doing what she wants, who doesn't want to do that? I think she's better than ever. I think there's alot more going on behind those beautiful blue eyes than anyone can imagine. By the way, Happy Birthday, Jennifer.
i'm not a huge brad pitt fan myself, but i wouldn't consider him a girlie man, and he is certainly better looking than the average guy. but anyhoo....
and please, i don't think Aniston or Lopez are gonna have a problems getting dates (altho maybe lopez has to get divorced first, eh?).
transgender is an accepted term.
i think jan was right about women aging better than men--it's the protective estogen ppl.
finally, this Stanger lady and her show are the WORST.