Men are such fools.

[allison443]

I would think his young adult "kids" are mortified.

I'm sure they would be mortified if they knew some of the party guests were talking about their father, calling him a "fool" and making him a topic of conversation on a message board....

 

[jemgumby]

OP I know what you mean and yes alot of men do make fools of themselves when they get older and think a younger woman is somehow going to make them younger. or a sports car!!! What is really sad is when you see a man leave his faithful wife of many years and "trade her in on a new model".....Don't expect alot of people to agree with you because unfortunately we live in a society where it is okay for much older men to have a hottie young thang on their arm. They are admired for that. It is just now socially acceptable for an older woman to be with a younger man. Also I notice that alot of posters on this board are VERY chauvinistic and sadly that includes ALOT of women.

 

[Minnie_me]

I'm surprised at the slamming of the OP. I totally get it. My husband just left me for a 26 year old girl. I'm 45. He's totally acting like a college student again, and pops in to play with his daughters every evening.

Men are fools. Mine is sacrificing his children's happiness for his own sexual pleasure.

 

[mikehn]

As much as it hurts to admit, men are fools. With Tiger being king of the fools. Obviously, age and beauty have nothing to do with being a fool.

 

[PixieDust32]

And women are judgmental and nosey.... some of them anyway

And jealous maybe

 

[PixieDust32]

I don't think he is a fool,he probably knows that she is with him because of his money.

 

[Robinrs]

Young woman, wealthy older man....???? I'm in SHOCK!! When did this kind of thing start?

 

[MomNeedsVacay]

why are we assuming she is with him for his money??? HE could be a hot older man like Harrison Ford or Ed Harris

 

[CF'er]

Men are fools..... isn't that rhetorical? Since when is this new? lol

 

[BelleWDW]

I'm sure they would be mortified if they knew some of the party guests were talking about their father, calling him a "fool" and making him a topic of conversation on a message board....

Actually LAST YEAR when it started, it was DH's superiors-all men , who had attended the party-(we didnt)-who were talking nonstop about his too young girlfriend.

 

[WDWBarb]

Chances are that both of them are getting what they want.

This is exactly what I was thinking. It may be messing with his kids a bit but, overall, they aren't really hurting anyone (except maybe themselves, if they are together for the wrong reasons, but that's another story).

 

[ladycollector]

I wouldn't say he's a fool unless he thought she was with him for love.

But I do think it's gross. I'm sorry, but if you were 27 when I was born, no thanks. Reminds me of the 60-70yr old man who cat called me and said "nice legs" the other day. I'm 20.

 

[ICF]

And women are judgmental and nosey.... some of them anyway

no doubt....I say props to the guy and who are we to judge his life!

 

[Mom21]

I've often dated guys 10-15 years younger than me. One was more than 20 years younger......SHHHH. Don't tell anyone! I really didn't know. I knew he was younger but didn't know how much until we went out the first time (oh and that was the last time). My husband of over 15 years (together 17) left me for his old college girlfriend. They are both in their 40's and act stupid. Just ask my 12yo dd. They even embarrass her with their antics in public. Sometimes you just don't grow out of stupid. Guys I've dated in their early 30's are way more mature than he will ever be.

Most people don't realize the age difference when we go out. I certainly hope they aren't gossiping about why we are together. I don't have money; he's not a "kept" man. We simply enjoy each other's company. I suppose I'm a fool, but for many more reasons than dating a younger man.

Editing to add: Just in case anyone was curious. I just turned 44.

 

[Jennasis]

If you said he cheated on his wife, then I'd sya sure he's a fool. But JUST for dating a woman nearyly half his age??? Not a fool. You know next to nothing about him and his relationship with her. How judgemental of you to presume to call him anything based on such limited knowledge. Now if there is more to this that you haven't shared, by all means, fill us in. But otherwise this whole topic just smacks of ugly.

 

[BelleWDW]

http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/06/17/2009-06-17_billy_joel_and_wife_katie_lee_split.html


When I saw them together-I immediately thought of Billy Joel and his current "ex" wife. The looks of this couple are similar-as is the age difference. The girl is in it for the $$$

 

[dawson5]

My mother married a man who was two years younger than my grandfather, her dad. They were together for 20+ years. She met him in her early 30's. I now wonder if people think this of them. To this day any man she dates does not measure up to him. He died in 1997.

 

[marshallandcartersmo]

I always joke w/DH and tell him if he ever dumps me for another woman......I'm heading for the guys 20 years older than me.

They are already established, usually don't want anymore kids, and treat their younger women great.

Heck---seems like the couple at your party are in a win win situation to me!!

 

[Disney Doll]

OP, I'd say he's a fool if he thinks that the young woman is with him for anything other than his money and status. But, he may know that and may still derive a certain amount of pleasure out of having a young hottie on his arm...you know, when he gets together with "the boys" at the country club to have a brandy or two and they start with the innuendo "Good for you old boy, you can 'keep up' with young hottie".... Amongst men, I am sure that having a younger girlfriend is a "status symbol" of sorts, whether you are a country club guy or a local watering hole guy.

I cared for a man at work not too long ago who was in his early 70's, had a wife who was probably late 40's. I am sure he was quite handsome and distinguished when they met 15-20 years ago and somewhat of a pulic figure in our area who had a certain amount of status when they married, now he has a chronic debilitating disease that has caused some physical and mental status changes and she is visibly repulsed by him. I found it quite sad. He has children her age, which leads me to think he was previously married and my only hope is that he did not leave his first wife for this younger woman, thinking she would take care of him in his old age, because that ain't hapenin'.

I've always been somewhat fascinated by the May/December thing.

 

[mumom95]

Maybe he's a fool, maybe he's not. Heck, I would venture to say that most of us have acted foolish at some point in our adult life.

But if he's happy, who cares if he's a fool or not. I'd rather be a happy fool than a miserable non-fool. And really, his happiness is the only thing his kids should be worried about. If they are mortified, I'm sure it's because they are worried about losing some of their inheritance to her. And if that's the case, that makes them no better than her.