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She's a teenager. What on earth do middle aged men have in common with kids. Obviously I am not familiar with the Filipino culture if they think this is normal.
I honestly can't imagine a relationship between a 40 year old and a teenager. Kind of makes my stomach turn. But it's none of my business and it has no effect on me.
How does a man who has reached the age of 40 still worry so much about what other people think? One of the biggest benefits to getting older is self acceptance and healthy self esteem. Where is yours, OP?
OP, haven't read all the posts but there is one thing that you need to know about this kind of relationship: if you can't deal with age difference, you are going no where fast. It's a bad sign for you to be posting a thread about this topic asking for the opinion from anonymous posters.
You're a 40yo man, you shouldn't be worrying about what other ppl think about who your squeeze is. There will always be haters out there, always, both males and females. My advice is just to go completely private; don't go parading you wife to everyone you know and coworkers, keep your mouth shut about what you do together or relationship problems your having.
When i got married my wife was 21yrs younger than me. it was fun, good while it lasted. we got divorced for reasons not related to age. she (late 20s) wants to reconcile now, i'm not so sure.
Bottom line: it's you're life, live it like you want, not how other ppl want you to live it.
She's not here in US, but from my native country Philippines, so we just chat on internet. ... Any pitfalls? ....
A relationship that is contained, structured, with planned short bursts of time - chatting on the on internet, is not a real relationship. It's a fantasized view. You want attention, appreciation, acceptance and I am sure she meets those needs. She could be 38 and not 18, the point is you have not spent real time together to really get to know each other. (I assume this is not an arranged match where families independently investigate and evaluate the potential couple ....).
OP, haven't read all the posts but there is one thing that you need to know about this kind of relationship: if you can't deal with age difference, you are going no where fast. It's a bad sign for you to be posting a thread about this topic asking for the opinion from anonymous posters.
You're a 40yo man, you shouldn't be worrying about what other ppl think about who your squeeze is. There will always be haters out there, always, both males and females. My advice is just to go completely private; don't go parading you wife to everyone you know and coworkers, keep your mouth shut about what you do together or relationship problems your having.
When i got married my wife was 21yrs younger than me. it was fun, good while it lasted. we got divorced for reasons not related to age. she (late 20s) wants to reconcile now, i'm not so sure.
Bottom line: it's you're life, live it like you want, not how other ppl want you to live it.
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My wife is 28 years younger and I do not care what "internet posters" think! My friends and family are good with it otherwise they would not be my friends.
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