Bill Maher Admits His Dating Choices Aren't 'Age-Appropriate' but Says 'F--- You' to Those Who Don't Approve

The 'Real Time with Bill Maher' host also opened up about his views on marriage and why he decided it wasn't for him

Bill Maher knows his suitors aren't exactly age-appropriate — and he doesn't care.

On the Oct. 20 episode of The Skinny Confidential's Him & Her podcast, the Real Time with Bill Maher host, 68, revealed that he wasn't interested in dating, but admitted that he typically doesn't pursue women who are around his age.

"I'm not looking. I'm good," he told podcast hosts Michael Bosstick and Lauryn Evarts Bosstick, noting how his unavailability made him more "attractive" to women.

"Nothing that I could have predicted when I was your age came to pass. Like I would never have imagined that at this age, anyone — and again, like I'll say this just generally — my dating is not age-appropriate," he said.

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When Michael asked if his love interests were "perceived in an unorthodox context, younger than what you should be dating," Maher replied, "Not just perceived, they literally are."

The political commentator acknowledged that he could face backlash for the confession and told listeners, "The people who are pissed off at that, f--- you. You do you, I do me. You do what works for you."

Elsewhere in the podcast, Maher opened up about his staunch views on marriage and why he's chosen to not to make that commitment.

"I don't believe in it. It's not hinduism, there's no belief in it," he said of marriage. "It would ruin everything. I mean, I'm not going to. I love to talk about this subject, but it's tough because I also don't really ever want to divulge the details of my own personal life."

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While some may not "understand it," the comedian said his choice to remain unmarried "sure works for me" and encouraged listeners to make their own decisions instead of following societal expectations of getting married and having children.

"It certainly was in my head for way too long, that you [have to] find the one, like it's an Easter egg hunt and you find the egg, and then everything's perfect," he explained. "That's certainly not the way I've ever seen life work, and didn't work for me."

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"It's not that I don't believe in marriage or acknowledge that some people do have good marriages," Maher added. "I know people who would be lost without this."

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Maher's comments come after he was spotted leaving the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles with Noor Alfallah, Al Pacino’s ex-girlfriend. A source told PEOPLE at the time that the two had gone on several dates recently but noted it was still early days. Another insider said that the 30-year-old movie producer was simply "friends" with the Real Time with Bill Maher host.

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