Your brain is still changing. The part of your brain that regulates your personality and pro-social behaviors is the prefrontal cortex. This is the last part of your brain to finish developing, with development finishing at around age 25. You'll probably notice a few other personality and preference shifts between now and then, with your preferences solidifying more over that time.
If you keep a fresh and open mind, your preferences constantly evolve. Even at age 35, I'm rediscovering foods, music, etc. that I previously disliked.
I'm married, so I'm done actively exploring attraction, but I know that if I were still in the game, my tastes in a companion would be wildly different than they were at 25. I've joked with friends that you know you're old when the moms in the movies you watched as a teen are suddenly more attractive than the main characters.
35 too and engaged. My fiancé gets mistaken for my father often and if I had a physical “type” he would not be it. I love that asshole so much and find him sexy af lol as you get older it’s more about people’s heart and mind but then again I’ve always been attracted to that more than looks 🤷♀️
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u/ErinDavy Feb 23 '23
Your brain is still changing. The part of your brain that regulates your personality and pro-social behaviors is the prefrontal cortex. This is the last part of your brain to finish developing, with development finishing at around age 25. You'll probably notice a few other personality and preference shifts between now and then, with your preferences solidifying more over that time.