Tracee Ellis Ross Says Younger Men Just Get It — And Honestly, She's So Real for That
In a recent interview, the 52-year-old Black-ish star casually dropped that she prefers dating younger men — and fans are eating it up. “I like to be around people that are curious about themselves, and younger men tend to be more open,” she told the IMO podcast, hosted by Michelle Obama and her brother, Craig Robinson. Tracee is not here for emotionally constipated men in their 50s and up — and we fully support that energy.
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Let’s be real: society has zero problem when 60-year-old men date 25-year-old models, but the second a woman flips the script? Cue the fake outrage. Tracee’s take isn’t about being trendy — it’s about chemistry, growth, and staying curious in relationships.
Plus, if you're Tracee Ellis Ross — CEO, fashion icon, and the literal daughter of Diana Ross — it makes sense that you’d want someone with energy, ambition, and less baggage.
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Fans on X (formerly Twitter) were quick to back her up:
“Tracee Ellis Ross dating younger men is the auntie energy I aspire to.” “She’s not settling and she’s not explaining herself. Period.”
And the best part? She’s not even pressed to define anything. Tracee admitted she’s open to love, marriage, or whatever makes sense — but she's just not about forcing it. As she put it, “If love shows up, I’m not going to run.”
"Why does this keep coming up, other than they're hot and gorgeous? There's that," Ross told the podcast hosts. "But a lot of men my age are steeped in toxic masculinity and have been raised in a culture where there is a particular way that a relationship looks."
