Women dating over 40

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myfavoriteyear
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Any success stories out there?
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  • merchantmarine
    merchantmarine Posts: 70 Member
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    First few times no, but found a good one this time
  • kledmons
    kledmons Posts: 46 Member
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    I'm glad you put this up...being 41 and ending a 12 year long relationship a couple years ago. I first felt the need to concentrate on 'me' being that I had been a 'we' and an 'us'for so long...I didn't know who I was. I started putting my big toe in the dating water pool about 4 months ago by trying online site...I feel awkward but I work strange hours and I moved recently to a new city. But I'm trying... Putting myself out there.
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
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    I'm 43, divorced... I knew my BF in college, then reconnected with him via an online dating site about 20 years later LOL. He was also divorced and turned out we lived in adjacent towns, so it just worked out. We'll be together 4 years in May.
  • ObsessiveRunner24
    ObsessiveRunner24 Posts: 61 Member
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    kledmons wrote: »
    I'm glad you put this up...being 41 and ending a 12 year long relationship a couple years ago. I first felt the need to concentrate on 'me' being that I had been a 'we' and an 'us'for so long...I didn't know who I was. I started putting my big toe in the dating water pool about 4 months ago by trying online site...I feel awkward but I work strange hours and I moved recently to a new city. But I'm trying... Putting myself out there.
    Hey kledmons. A question for you. What do you Think is the success rate of a relationship between a man in his twenties and a woman in her fourties?
  • kledmons
    kledmons Posts: 46 Member
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    I don't think much on it...younger men have I believe an idealization of dating older women. And frankly the thought process of dating a much younger man bothers me mostly because of being viewed as a 'cougar'.

    I hate that term
  • AskTracyAnnK28
    AskTracyAnnK28 Posts: 2,817 Member
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    kledmons wrote: »
    I don't think much on it...younger men have I believe an idealization of dating older women. And frankly the thought process of dating a much younger man bothers me mostly because of being viewed as a 'cougar'.

    I hate that term

    So this! ^^^^

    I think aside from physical attraction, at the end of the day there wouldn't be much I'd have in common with someone in their 20's. Plus...creepy! I have a 20 year old son!

  • kledmons
    kledmons Posts: 46 Member
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    TonyMT wrote: »
    I'm 46 and definitely think having a common interest such as health (MyFitness!) is crucial to longevity!

    I agree with you whole heartedly!!! I have a very different view on life now than when I did in my 20's
  • ObsessiveRunner24
    ObsessiveRunner24 Posts: 61 Member
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    But I think one should experience this relation once in a life. Who knows it turns out to be more joyful. And kledmons , cougar is nothing but just a term
  • kledmons
    kledmons Posts: 46 Member
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    AskTracyAnnK28 wrote: »
    kledmons wrote: »
    I don't think much on it...younger men have I believe an idealization of dating older women. And frankly the thought process of dating a much younger man bothers me mostly because of being viewed as a 'cougar'.

    I hate that term

    So this! ^^^^

    I think aside from physical attraction, at the end of the day there wouldn't be much I'd have in common with someone in their 20's. Plus...creepy! I have a 20 year old son!

    Yay!!! The thought of all my friends kids.... Just ewwwww!!
  • ObsessiveRunner24
    ObsessiveRunner24 Posts: 61 Member
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    Yay!!! The thought of all my friends kids.... Just ewwwww!![/quote]
    Adore (movie) is an example here lolz
  • kledmons
    kledmons Posts: 46 Member
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    That just tickled me pink!!!!!
  • ObsessiveRunner24
    ObsessiveRunner24 Posts: 61 Member
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    _MistahJ_ wrote: »
    Fakharimam2410 wrote: »
    But I think one should experience this relation once in a life. Who knows it turns out to be more joyful. And kledmons , cougar is nothing but just a term

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    You're absolutely right to some extent. Lolz
  • G0m3z
    G0m3z Posts: 2 Member
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    This thread is hilarious. Dating in the 40s is hard. If you've never been married and you're now dating someone in this age, the chances of folks being divorced and/or with kids is very high. This means more complications than usual and scheduling between the children weekends and more. It's so tricky.
  • ObsessiveRunner24
    ObsessiveRunner24 Posts: 61 Member
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    Yeah it is so Gomez
  • kledmons
    kledmons Posts: 46 Member
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    G0m3z wrote: »
    This thread is hilarious. Dating in the 40s is hard. If you've never been married and you're now dating someone in this age, the chances of folks being divorced and/or with kids is very high. This means more complications than usual and scheduling between the children weekends and more. It's so tricky.

    This is a whole other ball of wax I've been trying to wrap my head around in terms of dating. It was a frequent question my friends asked me when I decided to start dating again... 'How I would feel about dating someone who was divorced or have kids'. Not that my dating has been very lucrative at this point but I understand the likely hood of me dating someone who is or has children is incredibly high at my age. And currently I don't foresee that being an issue on my end. But my experience in that category is zero.

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