That is not true. Men can express their preferences freely. But when preferences show double standards, that also say things about yourself and people take notice. It also happens when you are coherent, then you would have a better response. That is normal.

The double standar is that while you are judging women for wanting an equal, you seem buthurt that women take notice that you want someone inexperience while you aren't. And easy to control. You are not looking for an equal, but someone that is not yet at your same level.

Turn it around, lets say that a 40 year old women with lots of life experience decided to only date 18 year old boys. And not any 18 old boy, the ones who are naive and inexperienced. And when the boys reached 22, changed for a new one. And she want to control their money and expenses, that they stay home and depend on her. Do you get the picture? because that is the same picture we get when men do it.