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Age Gap relationships

~ As they get older, they seem to prefer younger.

Depends on the couple, sometimes an older woman may have kids and as Lutherf pointed out, kids can be OK (in certain circumstances) if you meet the mother when the kids are under 9 then you have a good chance of the kids bonding with you and liking you. If they're older, they may hate all men (depending on the father) be protective of their mother or worse still be trying to get their parents back together in which case you're stuffed.

After divorcing from my 12 years younger younger than me wife I dated women around my age or older and nearly all had kids. The one I got on with best and nearly married had one child aged 7 and the other aged 12. I still see the one who was 7 (when I met her mum) and take her and her boyfriend out to dinner every so often and the 12 year old hated me and we don't really speak much.

My partner is 14 years younger than me and we've been together for 12 years now - she had no kids but she was also sensible enough to see I loved my extra daughter and has never stood in the way of my being a distant and non-biological dad to a fabulous young lady who has her own business.
 
Anyone ever been in one? And how large of a gap does it have to be considered a substantial age gap?

My record was 13 years. I was 33 and she was 20. Love at first sight, mutually. Lasted 2 years...

Substantial is subjective.
 
Anyone ever been in one? And how large of a gap does it have to be considered a substantial age gap?

When I was 16 I dated a woman in her early 20's. When I was 24 I dated a 33 year old, and when I was 25 I dated a 38 year old. I also dated a 24 year old when I was 33. :yes: The age really didn't matter, we were compatible at the time and no one got hurt. I'm 47 now and I don't feel like I could ask a woman under 40 on a date, as aging really starts to escalate in early to mid 40's. So, it's circumstantial...if two people can benefit though, why not?
 
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thanks for the replies guys.
 
~ I'm 47 now and I don't feel like I could ask a woman under 40 on a date, as aging really starts to escalate in early to mid 40's ~

I don't think you should be so self-limiting. You could meet a wonderful 60 year old just as easily as another 47 year old or 30 year old.
 
A large age gap 20 - 25 years is fine when it is in middle years meaning someone is 30 and someone is 55.

It won't last though because the upper end is rapidly approaching old age and the younger one has a life to live and is not "winding down".

As someone else has said ten years tops, and the older individual must be mentally, and physically fit.

A fling is fine...a relationship - no.

From this point of view, the female should always be older (if opposite sex), since men tend to not live as long. Yet this is rarely the case
 
When I was 16 I dated a woman in her early 20's. When I was 24 I dated a 33 year old, and when I was 25 I dated a 38 year old. I also dated a 24 year old when I was 33. :yes: The age really didn't matter, we were compatible at the time and no one got hurt. I'm 47 now and I don't feel like I could ask a woman under 40 on a date, as aging really starts to escalate in early to mid 40's. So, it's circumstantial...if two people can benefit though, why not?
The beauty of youth certainly is fleeting. The wife and I met 15 years ago when she was 29 and I was 39. Looking at pictures from those days makes me cry today. My hair!---what happened to my beautiful head of jet-black hair? :)
 
hm an interesting observation but it does make sense yes

Not really because men, in general, are terrible caregivers and suck at living alone. Women, OTOH, are excellent at both...again, in general.
 
Not really because men, in general, are terrible caregivers and suck at living alone. Women, OTOH, are excellent at both...again, in general.

That is a huge generalization.

Men can do everything better than women can, cleaning wise, but they don't want to.

I have had to teach more than one woman how to wash dishes the correct way, to get them clean.
 
That is a huge generalization.

Men can do everything better than women can, cleaning wise, but they don't want to.

I have had to teach more than one woman how to wash dishes the correct way, to get them clean.

I'm sure that went over well. :)
 
Why do you think that would have been a problem?

Maybe you're one charming SOB Mason66, god bless ya, and I'm not even religious.
 
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