Age In Relationships.

[smilie]

I don't think age matters. DH is 22 and I'm 28. Everyone thought we were crazy in the beginning, but it's the best relationship I've ever had.

It's really up to the individuals in the relationship.

 

[DISUNC]

Can that be soon??

NOT ON THIS BOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd have to Leave alot out!

 

[SwedishMeatball]

NOT ON THIS BOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd have to Leave alot out!

Well I'm no stranger to your twisted PMs, so when you get the time don't hold back any of the juicy details.

 

[Ariel Mae]

I believe age is nothing but a number.

Love is love.

 

[Chereya]

I'm 32, DH is 25. We met when he was 20 and I was 27. It's been working out really well. He's very mature and responsible and always wanted to be a young father. We have 2 sons and are debating whether or not we'll want a 3rd one day down the line. My advancing age is a factor as well as wanting our first two to have enough time with Mommy and Daddy before bringing a new baby into the mix. We joke sometimes that as early as his 40's he could be at the playground one day and see other men there the same age as him with their sons and he'll be babysitting our grandkids.

Chereya

 

[Disney Doll]

I think huge age differences can make relationships have some challenges, but within 10 years is probably no biggie.

I have dated younger men. I have dated older men. I have dated men my same age. DH is 4 years older. I think the oldest guy I ever had a "thing" with was 10 years older than me. And that "thing" was a few get-togethers and group things...nothing too serious because I realized that even though he was 10 years older than me, he wasn't too mature.

 

[gracie1]

Because women tend to live longer than men, it makes more sense for a woman to marry someone a few years younger. She'll spend less time alone in her senior years. DF & DM were only 3 years apart (he was older) but she still spent 5 years alone.

MY SIL is married to someone 17 years older. It din't make a difference until he retired, and she continued working. Her job required a lot of foreign travel, and he was pretty awful (IMO) about it. She took an early retirement last year. He also expects her to act older, ie take an afternoon nap because he does, go to bed early because he does, etc.

I dated someone 17 years older than I when I was 20-24. He died of pneumonia a few years ago. I would have been a widow in my early 50s had we married!

DH is 5 years older than I, and he fully expects to die before me. Of course, his father felt the same way, but his wife died 21 years before he did.

So, follow your heart, but know that the golden years may not be so golden if there is a huge age difference. I watched my parents go from alert, vital, active people to totally dependent invalids who died in less than 5 years.

While it is true that women tend to live longer than women, you still have no idea that your going to outlive your spouse. I am 28 and am dating a man who is 44 (16 years my senior). I have always dated men older than me, by 13 - 16 years. It seems natural to me. I have brothers that are 44 years old so I guess that's why I don't see the age difference there. Just in the past three months a friend whom I went to school with died at 28 (a male), and the obituaries are filled with men dropping dead of heart attacks at 20 years old It's crazy.

 

[dumboiu]

I am a 21 year old male, dating a 29 year old female. Do you find that akward? I mean, be honest. She looks 24. Age to me doesn't matter but what do you think?

Why does it matter what other people think?

 

[just4today]

Old thread. I wonder if the OP and his girlfriend are still together.