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My guy friend is 35, his wife is 47 but look 30. They have been together for 5 years and the relationship is still going strong. No kids, no problem.
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Originally Posted by doodlemagic
I dated a women 10/11 years older than me for about 7 years. It was a great relationship, I enjoyed it, she enjoyed it. I was basically probably 21 to 27 or 28 during the time we dated. Yes there were some challenges in terms of having common friends my friends maybe felt a little wierd hanging out with her and her friends with me so that was a challenge but its really only outside factors like friends or family that make it wierd, how things are between two people behind closed doors neither of us really cares less about the age difference.
I agree, if the two people involved are really into each other, I can see it working out better between themselves than maybe with family and friends. That seems more of an obstacle than anything else...
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Originally Posted by 20yrsinBranson
These posts have been quite interesting. I have never really considered less than 10 years to be much of an age difference. I have been older than almost all of the men I have dated (and married) in the past. My current husband is 4 years younger.
I guess there aren't many who have had a very dramatic age difference (20+years). This makes me think that anything like that is totally out of the ordinary and *weird*. Too bad. Not all older women are ready for the bone yard because they are in their fourth or fifth decade, as generally perceived.
The largest gap for me has been where the woman was 7 yeas older than me. That was in my twenties, and I'd still consider that. At this point, I would never consider 20 years or more difference. I think I would have zero in common with a woman who is 68. I still go out to see live music two or three nights a week sometimes, and I'm very active.
Last edited by david0966; 10-13-2014 at 09:19 PM..
My boyfriend and I have been together since 2003. He's 33 and I will be 56 in November. Last year, we purchased a house together. We share many common interests and we are both intellectually inclined. His friends and his family completely accept me. His mom knows my age and all my friends know the situation, but we've decided not to discuss our age gap with his friends. It's not any of their business and we don't want to be closely scrutinized by them as some curious oddity.
Before we were a couple, we were close/best/platonic friends first and even took a month long road trip across country to visit mutual friends before becoming romantic. Neither of us wanted babies in our lives, so my lack of fertility is actually a relief to him.
Yes, of course he finds me physically attractive, but we make each other laugh and he is also madly in love with my brain and the way I think. He also loves that I'm a lifelong tom-boy. No makeup. No high heels. I love to drive stick shift. I am also not glued to my cellphone. Women of his generation and after just don't appeal to him.
This is the sort of thing I was looking for. Good to know that it happens and that you can make it work. Good for you!
I am a woman in my 60s with a very youthful attitude and in good shape physically. Both my husbands have been younger (although not by much). I am still married so not in the market; however I seem to be most attracted to guys in their 30s and 40s. If I weren't married there are two (30s/40s) guys I know right now who share common interests and attraction who I could feasibly date or have a relationship with.
I agree that it is all about the person, their attitudes and interests not the specific age. There is obviously a larger gap the younger the two people are. Once you are past say 35, it really doesn't matter in most cases.
Anyway, give me a young buck anyday!
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