Age Differences

What is your opinion on large age differences in relationships? And what is the biggest age difference you've had in a relationship?

 

well to me with age is OK i mean if the guy or girl does nothing stupid its ok. the biggest i seen was a couple in florida the girl was 16 and the guy was 25 :leaving:

 

I think 10 years is about as much as I could handle because anymore and it is just weird. I'm currently seeing someone 10 years younger than me and it can be kind of weird at time because I am at a different place in my life

 

I agree with 10 years! too much more is a generation difference!....unless it is a 1 night thing i guess

 

Years ago, when I was 19, I spent a week with a Swedish woman 10 years older - she taught me everything I ever wanted to know about sex, including a lot of things I didn't even suspect could be done between a man and a woman. The best week of my life.

 

There's 16 years difference in my boyfriend and I. We've been together for 3 years and have live together for the past 8 months. I've never been so happy, not that we don't have our occasional problems, but in general life is good for us.

 

i like older guys, so i guess i would go for so someone hwo is 10 years older than me, but not more

my biggest age difference is 4 years so far (but now i'm chasing this guy hwo is 6 years older than me hehehe)

 

I think that age is just a number unless it is unreasonable, like a 16 year old and a 25 year old. It's not that big of a deal. My parents are 8 years apart and I am with a guy who is 6 years older than me.

 

Age has nothing to do with a relationship. It is a matter of maturity. I have seen guys who's age is 40 and they act as if they are 20. I have seen women who are 20 and act as though they are 35. I think the compatibility has to do with maturity and how they act. If you are younger and he is older it is fine, as long as you are on the same (or at least close) maturity level. When one person acts more mature than the other, that is when problems arise. Age has nothing to do with it, maturity is everything.

 

Another factor is the age of the people in relation to the age difference. For example the difference between a 15 year old and a 20 year old in terms of experience and emotional maturity would probably be more significant the the differences between those same people when they are 40 and 45.

My father's wife is more than 20 years his junior and they have been together happily for over 10 years now. But they met when she was 40 and he was in his 60s. and he's kind of timeless in his own way.

 

i'm 21 and dating a guy who's almost 32. we have a great time together and at times, he's more immature than i am!
age doesn't matter! mentality does!

 

Hm I don't know I think age does matter in a relationship... if you are intent on it going somewhere. If you are 60 and your partner is 80 they could die and leave you with 20 years of lonliness, okay thats a bit blatent but do you get my point?

However I do have a real thing for older men, I'm nearly 18 and think 59 is probably the oldest guy I'd sleep with (not a serious relationship tho comon).

My boyfriend is 2 years older than me and sometimes I think he's just to young! Someone mentioned maturity is more important than age, I don't agree but maturity is important in many respects, sometimes I feel I'm more mature than said bf and it sucks!

 

ive had great relationships with both older & younger with a fairl large age gap at times & found the numbers are meanningless & only the personalities matter, i sometimes just relate to someone through ex[periences & idea and it just doesnt matter that we're completely different age wise, because its reallky not about age but relating to someone as a person..
oddest thing tho is the older im getting the younger the girls who show interest in me (in alotta cases) which justisnt makin it easy to find someone whos in whats normaly concidered an acceptable range (2-5 years)

although 1 of the forummers who we all know & loves mother has been flirtin with me alot lately..lol & is a couple years older so maybe things are takin a new turn..lol

& not sayin whos mom..lol
but its someone cool & her moms very cool too

ah what wsas my point..oh yea age really is meanningless if u have a really meanningful & emotionaly fullfilling & supportive relationship thats built on many levels of caring

 

past a certain point, age differences don't matter.

Personally, I will not date anyone under 25, just because most women under 25 don't have a clue what they want and change their minds on a daily basis, but beyond that, as long as they are attractive I don't care. When I am 45 if not married it will still be the same, 25+.

 

well, it's just my opinion that maturity is more important than age. i'm not worried about my significant other dying. that's kind of sinister and that's not how i want to think about my relationships.

 

I do think it's all about maturity, personality, and life experience. And when everything fits, age difference is not a big deal. My man is 10.5 years older than me. We met when I was a couple weeks shy of 18 (and I molested him our first night together). But we have everything in common, and just immediately clicked together in every way. We have also both lived very unusual, unconventional lives. At the time that we met, I'd been living mostly on my own for several years, traveling all over the place with friends etc. and I'd been hitchhiking by myself cross-country for months. I was a big girl! (And, yes, Ian's a bit immature for his own age sometimes)

I agree also that the age/experience of the individuals is of utmost importance. In most cases, a ten year difference would be too much for most women under about 20. I'm extremely bothered when I hear of 25 y/o guys with 15 y/o girls, because most girls at that age haven't had the life experience necessary to deal with a real adult situation. But there are always exceptions.

 

I think age does matter, but sometimes it matters more than others. I tend to prefer people who are between my age (20) and my oldest brother's age (26), give or take a year or so. That's not a random age range. I find people outside that age range are cool to be friends with, but are hard to relate to enough to actually have a relationship with. We've seen different things, we're probably at different points in our lives. That's not rhetoric- that does matter.

I'm not saying it can't work- I know everyone and their dog can give an example of someone who is 20 years younger than the person their married to and very happy- I'm just saying that in many, if not most, situations, it can be very difficult.

 

I don't care about age differences, but maybe only on a subconsious level, but I would never analyze any of that.

 

as long as everyone is over the age of 18, it doesnt matter. my hubby is 17 years older than i and its a wonderful relationship

 

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