Age Difference for dating?

andforpoise

I've only ever dated one person and he was 2 years older than me... I hang out with people who are between 2 and 8 years old than me though, so I wouldn't have a problem going older... When I first started taking dating seriously, I set a rule for myself: nobody who is older than my sister (I don't know why, just made sense at the time) I kind of still stick to that... so in general someone 5 years older than me. Not really into anyone younger (at my age, 22, they seem a little too immature most of the time). Those are just my basic guidelines, though I probably wouldn't turn down a 30 y/o if we found ourselves compatible.

xonashwaox

When I was 26 my husband was 19 (divorced when he was 25 nothing to do with the age blame it all on fighting the good fight in Iraq)

Last year I dated someone 60 and I was 35 (he may have bee 60 but he was built like a 40yr guy great shape great attitude and tons of fun to be with)

butterflykoffee

Bump

jw1463

I'm 52 and my husband is 39. We have been married since 1994 and met in 1993. Greatest marriage ever!

My girlfriend and I have a very similar age difference. She is 12 years, 8 months older than me, but I could not be happier. She is the most beautiful woman on Earth, and we share the same desires, goals, and interests. It makes me happy to hear success stories of other couples... As a hopeless romantic, I believe in true love, soul mates, and fate. I truly believe and feel that she is mine. She owns my heart, and I could see myself with no other woman. Sometimes, it's just meant to be! I love you, ms_tris!

pudadough

I'm almost 27. I've found that 10 years or less is ideal for me. I've found that I just don't *get* Gen X-ers. I just don't get them. My 3 brothers are all that age group and I still don't get them.

I also don't believe older necessarily means more mature for men. Therefore, I'm gonna go for someone near my own age who won't be 900 years old when our kids graduate high school...

ratellcm

I like to be at least two years older than I was the last time I was dating someone.

Love it. Same here!

pudadough

I'm truly saddened at the number of beautiful women in this thread that wouldn't date me due to my age!!

Basically, that's what it's like to be a woman.

LilRedRooster

My domesticated partner and I are 8 years apart. I honestly don't notice it, until we hang out with friends of his, and I'm always the youngest one by nearly a decade. It's not that noticeable, really, unless we mention when we all graduated high school or something like that. I've always interacted well with any age group, though, so that could just be me.

Now, my parents had an 18 year age gap, and that might have been a bit much, especially trying to raise a family. With my significant other, 8 years is just barely pushing the differences in generations, but we're still part of the same generation, for the most part. My mother and father were completely different generations, and they found expectations that they had to be different as a result. Their marriage didn't last more than eight years, especially once they had my sister and me.

crisanderson27

I'm truly saddened at the number of beautiful women in this thread that wouldn't date me due to my age!!

Basically, that's what it's like to be a woman.

Lol...ok, you've definitely got to clarify this one =p.

By the way, from your other post...you're one of them!

nas24

I never dated anyone more than 5 years my senior, I have slept with some people that were more so older than me, the most was 15 years. I was 21 he was 36, I don't even remember his name, lol

pudadough

I'm truly saddened at the number of beautiful women in this thread that wouldn't date me due to my age!!

Basically, that's what it's like to be a woman.

Lol...ok, you've definitely got to clarify this one =p.

By the way, from your other post...you're one of them!

Men, in general, look for women who are younger than they are. So every year a woman ages, her dating pool shrinks. Most women wouldn't think twice about dating a man 10 years older, but most guys (I say *most* here, not all) won't even consider dating a woman 10 years older. It's not as strict as it used to be, but still generally true...

And yeah, I'm one of them. I don't see the point of dating that much older than me. If he has more in common with my dad than me, something is wrong. It's a generational issue for me...

Sabine_Stroehm

My husband (who's 41) is 5 years younger than me.

ratellcm

I'm truly saddened at the number of beautiful women in this thread that wouldn't date me due to my age!!

You're right, I think 99 is a little out of most of those ranges...

crisanderson27

I'm truly saddened at the number of beautiful women in this thread that wouldn't date me due to my age!!

Basically, that's what it's like to be a woman.

Lol...ok, you've definitely got to clarify this one =p.

By the way, from your other post...you're one of them!

Men, in general, look for women who are younger than they are. So every year a woman ages, her dating pool shrinks. Most women wouldn't think twice about dating a man 10 years older, but most guys (I say *most* here, not all) won't even consider dating a woman 10 years older. It's not as strict as it used to be, but still generally true...

And yeah, I'm one of them. I don't see the point of dating that much older than me. If he has more in common with my dad than me, something is wrong. It's a generational issue for me...

I see what you mean...and yes that makes complete sense.

But for the record, your Dad would have to be pretty freakin young for me to have more in common with him than you lol.

Other than that we're both male, of course!

crisanderson27

I'm truly saddened at the number of beautiful women in this thread that wouldn't date me due to my age!!

You're right, I think 99 is a little out of most of those ranges...

Ahh, but...I'm a young 99?

drusilla126

I'm truly saddened at the number of beautiful women in this thread that wouldn't date me due to my age!!

Basically, that's what it's like to be a woman.

Lol...ok, you've definitely got to clarify this one =p.

By the way, from your other post...you're one of them!

Men, in general, look for women who are younger than they are. So every year a woman ages, her dating pool shrinks. Most women wouldn't think twice about dating a man 10 years older, but most guys (I say *most* here, not all) won't even consider dating a woman 10 years older. It's not as strict as it used to be, but still generally true...

And yeah, I'm one of them. I don't see the point of dating that much older than me. If he has more in common with my dad than me, something is wrong. It's a generational issue for me...

Ah this is true but in my experience the guys always end up with women their own age for the long term and toss the younger ones in the end. Just my two cents.

10acity

It's not something I have actual "rules" about, but I tend to be interested in men who are significantly older, for a lot of reasons. The Age Of Maturity seems to get higher every year, and the line separating boys from men rises with it. It's also largely a personality thing (mine). The oldest guy was 15 years older, but my last serious (and most serious) relationship was with a guy barely 4 years older. The only real downside I can think of to marrying a significantly older man is having to live a long time without him if he didn't live to be very, very old.

One of the most happily married couples I know have a 20-year age difference. It's like so much else about the opposite sex... it's case by case.

crisanderson27

I'm truly saddened at the number of beautiful women in this thread that wouldn't date me due to my age!!

Basically, that's what it's like to be a woman.

Lol...ok, you've definitely got to clarify this one =p.

By the way, from your other post...you're one of them!

Men, in general, look for women who are younger than they are. So every year a woman ages, her dating pool shrinks. Most women wouldn't think twice about dating a man 10 years older, but most guys (I say *most* here, not all) won't even consider dating a woman 10 years older. It's not as strict as it used to be, but still generally true...

And yeah, I'm one of them. I don't see the point of dating that much older than me. If he has more in common with my dad than me, something is wrong. It's a generational issue for me...

Ah this is true but in my experience the guys always end up with women their own age for the long term and toss the younger ones in the end. Just my two cents.

That probably won't be me. I have almost nothing in common with women my age...and it's not a maturity thing either. It's more of a belief system thing (and I don't mean religion). What's funny, is I'm finding to have ANY commonalities...the girls I date will have to be either sub 30 (it's semi frightening how low that goes too...which sucks for me), or post 60.

Yes, I'm likely to remain single for my remaining life.../sigh.

ratellcm

Ahh, but...I'm a young 99?

There ain't no party like a centenarian party!

crisanderson27

Ahh, but...I'm a young 99?

There ain't no party like a centenarian party!

Yeah, looking forward to THAT one =p.

7bel0

Age is simply a number. If two people love and deeply care about each other, then why can't it work? Everyone deserves to be happy, right? I mean, I'm not saying that I, at 25, would date someone my parents age or older... but you all know what I mean!?

drusilla126

I'm truly saddened at the number of beautiful women in this thread that wouldn't date me due to my age!!

Basically, that's what it's like to be a woman.

Lol...ok, you've definitely got to clarify this one =p.

By the way, from your other post...you're one of them!

Men, in general, look for women who are younger than they are. So every year a woman ages, her dating pool shrinks. Most women wouldn't think twice about dating a man 10 years older, but most guys (I say *most* here, not all) won't even consider dating a woman 10 years older. It's not as strict as it used to be, but still generally true...

And yeah, I'm one of them. I don't see the point of dating that much older than me. If he has more in common with my dad than me, something is wrong. It's a generational issue for me...

Ah this is true but in my experience the guys always end up with women their own age for the long term and toss the younger ones in the end. Just my two cents.

That probably won't be me. I have almost nothing in common with women my age...and it's not a maturity thing either. It's more of a belief system thing (and I don't mean religion). What's funny, is I'm finding to have ANY commonalities...the girls I date will have to be either sub 30 (it's semi frightening how low that goes too...which sucks for me), or post 60.

Yes, I'm likely to remain single for my remaining life.../sigh.

Yeah I'm in the same boat. Resigned to singledom 'cause eventually the dudes I have stuff in common with grow out of the midlife crisis lol

10acity

What's funny, is I'm finding to have ANY commonalities...the girls I date will have to be either sub 30 (it's semi frightening how low that goes too...which sucks for me), or post 60.

You wound me.

AuddAlise

I'm 30 and my husband is 43.

crisanderson27

What's funny, is I'm finding to have ANY commonalities...the girls I date will have to be either sub 30 (it's semi frightening how low that goes too...which sucks for me), or post 60.

You wound me.

Well...it's just been my experience =p!

BriskisGrl

I'm 6 yrs younger than my husband. I personally have never been attracted to guys around my age. I would get along better with their mothers than them. So I prefer older lol.

wccngr

My longterm boyfriend is 38, I'm 25. I have had an additional longstanding relationship with a man who is 44 and another that is 35. I've always dated older men in my life. I'm the girl who had a 19 year old boyfriend when I was HS. And no - he wasn't a creeper.

crisanderson27

My longterm boyfriend is 38, I'm 25. I have had an additional longstanding relationship with a man who is 44 and another that is 35. I've always dated older men in my life. I'm the girl who had a 19 year old boyfriend when I was HS. And no - he wasn't a creeper.

My son's mother is 25...and while I'm NOT actually 99, your boyfriends age is pretty comparable.

victoria4321

I'm seeing someone who's 42 and I'm 26 so its 16 yr difference. It would probably feel weird if I was 20 I think. It doesn't bother me now though.

BandedTriaRN

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My girlfriend and I have a very similar age difference. She is 12 years, 8 months older than me, but I could not be happier. She is the most beautiful woman on Earth, and we share the same desires, goals, and interests. It makes me happy to hear success stories of other couples... As a hopeless romantic, I believe in true love, soul mates, and fate. I truly believe and feel that she is mine. She owns my heart, and I could see myself with no other woman. Sometimes, it's just meant to be! I love you, ms_tris!
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Ours has worked out truly great and we never want to be apart. We have about everything in common but are accepting of our differences too. I can't imagine being with anyone else. He's my twinsoul:) He feels the same way. People think we are still on our honeymoon! Hope your relationship works out for you both also:) Finding one's other half is the greatest, isn't it?