Ouch!

Where’s the problem? Gender specific maybe?
Surely lots of younger men would also find him attractive too.
I like confident men.

Not so keen on thoughtless ones!

OldScallop
I think that your husband may have been responding to the fact that you referred to him as an ‘older man’.
It was you who bought age into the equation.
I hope that you don’t mind me saying, but I think it was quite an odd thing to say to one’s husband in the first place.
Or was it tongue in cheek?

To me, as I read OP's remark, I thought she was paying her DH a compliment. I can just imagine her sitting opposite her husband, smiling and expressing her pleasure at being out for a lovely meal with 'an attractive, older man'. It's to be noted that OP is a couple of years older than her husband. So also a bit 'tongue in cheek'.

Yes Aldom, I know what you mean.
If it was tongue in cheek (what an odd expression that is!) then perhaps her husband was responding in kind.
OP, I wouldn’t take offence, unless of course, he has form for going on about’younger women’.

Surely she was flirting with him? He just didn't realise!!

Great username oldscallop

I think he was responding to the word ‘older’ .
Attractive is a compliment ‘ older’ not so much.

Of course it was tongue in cheek!

Don’t get it, given she’s older than he is???