52yr. old guy dating 20yr. old woman. Your Thoughts??? (women, attracted, younger)

[HappyFarm34]

I remember being in my 20’s and thought guys old enough to be my Father trying to flirt with me were creepy. I’m much older now and could never date a guy young enough to be my Son. GROSS! And besides from that, 50yr. olds typically have much more life experiences than someone 30yr. younger.

One of my friends is casually seeing a woman young enough to be his daughter. I see a man desperately clinging onto his youth. Hence, “Peter Pan” Syndrome. He has a full-time job, but in the low-class range. So, the relationship definitely NOT about $$$.

[Euskalherria]

Lemme ask ya this - how do you feel about 20-something girls flirting with 50-something guys?

Is THAT 'creepy' too?

[E-Twist]

I'm better neither one of them care what you think. It's also none of your business.

[LookinForMayberry]

Originally Posted by HappyFarm34

I remember being in my 20’s and thought guys old enough to be my Father trying to flirt with me were creepy. I’m much older now and could never date a guy young enough to be my Son. GROSS! And besides from that, 50yr. olds typically have much more life experiences than someone 30yr. younger.

One of my friends is casually seeing a woman young enough to be his daughter. I see a man desperately clinging onto his youth. Hence, “Peter Pan” Syndrome. He has a full-time job, but in the low-class range. So, the relationship definitely NOT about $$$.

Both adults. No one else's business.

[jobaba]

If I can still get it up at that age I say ... YES!!!

[Reinaa]

Looks more like a business transaction than anything else. It's natural for people to be attracted to those who are much younger, physically speaking, that is. There are women and men who are attracted to older people, but they tend to be no older than 5 or 10 years than them.

Being 32 years older than his partner kinda gives it away, that this is a monetary-based relationship. Well, I'm sure the young woman has college loans to pay off and rent to take care of, so I can't really blame her.

[shelato]

The age gap doesn't bother as much as the fact that this woman is just 20. in general, I think guys younger than 25 tend to make bad decisions and while young women mature faster than young men, (see auto insurance rates) I believe I read somewhere that young women are just three years more mature than young men. So I tend to think the judgment of women younger than 22 is likely highly suspect as well. How many 20 year old women have finished school, how many 20 year old wouldn't have a huge power imbalance in this relationship?

[Euskalherria]

And one of the most obvious things - what exactly would a 50-something and a 20-something have in common, aside from wanting to 'get busy'?

Personally, at my age, I wouldn't go below 35 - and my partner is cutting it close at 37. But, at the same time, she is more grownup than most AND, even more importantly, isn't influenced by the overall dating 'culture' in this country, thanks to her coming from a different culture and having a different background.

[WoodwindsRock]

There is just too much of a maturity gap. I'm surprised that people don't get this. It dawned on me when I returned to college at age 27 and the college age students were so immature. That gap is a lot smaller than 20 to 52, yet it would have felt wrong to date any of them. The thought of a 52 year old dating a 20 year old? Not even to even mention the gender dynamics in this scenario. Very creepy.

[evening sun]

It is not my business, but when I see such couples, I think they look gross. No matter how cute either of them look, I find it looks nasty.