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    Am I too old for him?

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    • Posts: 102 Member
      My wife is 13 years older than me. I think I was 27 when I first asked her out. We've been together 4 years. Age is just a number.
    • Posts: 58 Member
      Just echoing what most have stated, if you are both happy, nuts to what anyone else might say/think. My husband is 10 years younger than me. We have been married for almost nine years now and all's well.
    • Posts: 161 Member
      windime wrote: »
      So I started dating this guy, very interested in him but just found out his age. He is 29, I am 37. Is he too young for me? Anyone here with a similar age gap in their relationship?

      My wife is 42 and I'm 35
    • Posts: 11,788 Member
      My wife and I have the same age difference. Except, in our case, I am the older. Never been a problem. 25th Anniversary coming up.
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      windime wrote: »
      So I started dating this guy, very interested in him but just found out his age. He is 29, I am 37. Is he too young for me? Anyone here with a similar age gap in their relationship?

      I think so; those ages are two totally different phases of life.
      But we are all different, so maybe this is okay for you and him.
      It depends on your goals, expectations and mindset.
    • Posts: 115 Member
      We doing this now? Cool!
      My wife is so old she knew Burger King when he was just a prince.
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      Noel_57 wrote: »
      My wife is so old, she swam in the Dead Sea when it was still alive. :o

      My wife is so old the last time she heard that one she was riding on her dinosaur.
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    • Posts: 115 Member
      Tapping out. Clearly a master. B)
    • Posts: 292 Member
      windime wrote: »
      So I started dating this guy, very interested in him but just found out his age. He is 29, I am 37. Is he too young for me? Anyone here with a similar age gap in their relationship?

      I've just started dating my girlfriend this past January. I turned 38 in March, she turns 30 in July.

      Our age shows up a bit in conversation; she knows more about pop culture from the 2000s, and i know more about the 90s....

      but our interests line up, we have similar senses of humor, she's smart, kind, beautiful, fierce, and i love her. She's not too young for me, and as long as she'll keep this old man around, i'm happy.
    • Posts: 292 Member
      mankars wrote: »
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      It's fine unless you both are seriously thinking to share your future (aka marriage) together.
      What if he wants kids & you don't??

      Remember.... Ashton Kutcher & Demi Moore marriage fell apart mainly because she couldn't give him any kids of their own.

      All the best.

      I try real hard in my life not to base major decisions on, or even consider, what Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore did. It's worked well so far.
    • Posts: 971 Member
      My husband was legally drinking when I was born.

      Stop overthinking it.
    • Posts: 779 Member
      In general, as long as things are legal, the age gap doesn't matter. What I would expect could be problematic is more a "stage of life" difference, which is entirely dependent on the individuals involved. For example, if one member wants to keep clubbing but the other has "outgrown the club scene" and wants to focus more on picket fences than velvet ropes, that can be an issue.
    • Posts: 236 Member
      I am 32. My fiancé is 48. We couldn't be happier. I love the age difference. Sometimes I might wonder if he misses women his age, but if he did I guess he'd go be with them. haha. Who cares about age if you're happy. Life is too short to worry about that. :smiley:
    • Posts: 4 Member
      Panda_Poptarts wrote: »
      My husband was legally drinking when I was born.

      Stop overthinking it.


      Best response ever!! Lol

    • Posts: 808 Member
      dagost17 wrote: »
      If it works, go for it. I'm going to be 31 and sadly, I have not found a mature man in the 28-31 year old range :# Hell, even the 35/36 year olds I've dated were immature!

      If by mature you mean mundane and unlikely to do anything idiotic, I'm 33 and pretty much that. So we do exist, says me, the self appointed spokesman for all mundane 30+ year old males.
    • Posts: 222 Member
      In 100 years we'll all be dead and no one will give a toss what we did, so just get on and damn well enjoy the ride!! Every pun intended;)
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    • Posts: 1,944 Member
      who cares as long as your happy and he is an adult
    • Posts: 12,033 Member
      edited April 2016
      windime wrote: »
      So I started dating this guy, very interested in him but just found out his age. He is 29, I am 37. Is he too young for me? Anyone here with a similar age gap in their relationship?

      Does it bother you, does it bother him? That's all that matters really.
    • Posts: 7 Member
      I'm 19 and my boyfriend will be 26 in September. My mom is 42 and her husband is 32. Age is just a number :)
    • Posts: 5 Member
      windime wrote: »
      So I started dating this guy, very interested in him but just found out his age. He is 29, I am 37. Is he too young for me? Anyone here with a similar age gap in their relationship?

      My wife is older than me by 18 years, and we've been married for 5. Who cares about the number; it's the personality and the looks that count :).
    • Posts: 98 Member
      My husband married his first wife when he was 27 and she was 60. Not rich or attractive, I guess it was love. Lasted I over 25 years. There's a ton more to the story but I won't go into it here.
    • Posts: 26 Member
      Nickle526 wrote: »
      I think an age gap can be a problem if people are in completely different stages of life, such as one person still wanting kids, and the other one is done having children. I had a relationship with a significant age gap, and the biggest issue is that since my ex had much more life experience, he felt that it gave him permission to basically treat me like a child and not let me figure things out on my own and make my own choices. But I don't think an age gap is a problem by itself :)

      I agreed with this wholeheartedly. Stage of life and not being treated as an equal is where age gaps have issues. But also think that when you're in your late 20s is where age gaps can become a little wider, as in dating older. Think early 20s and younger (from personal experience and from others) is when dating at a significant age gap of 5-10 or greater could be an issue long term.
    • Posts: 23 Member
      Half your age plus seven is the rule generally... So 37 / 2 = 18.5+7=25.5 So he's 27...you're cool. :smile:
    • Posts: 63 Member
      A guy should never get involved with an older woman. As a matter of fact she should be half his age +5.
    • Posts: 6,946 Member
      yes your too old.... for any man.... start buying cats
    • Posts: 1,280 Member
      Age is really not important, it's maturity and expectations that count. My first girlfriend after I turned 18 was 32 and it was definitely the best experience of my young life. We broke up because she was more immature than I was. Every woman I've dated after that, except one, has been at least 10 years older than me. The only woman I dated in my age range was way too immature and insecure for me and lasted less than 2 months.
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