How much does age matter?

may december relationshipsWould you date someone with an age difference of more than 10 years? Personally I have always felt more comfortable with someone near my own age. We have similar memories and similar experiences in time. I remember Kennedy being assassinated. I’d feel weird with someone who said, “who?”

The photo is Fred Thompson, the actor, former Tennessee senator and presidential hopeful with his much younger wife.

My friend Jack also prefers a much younger woman. He says it makes him feel younger. I think about dating a man in his late 20’s and people would wonder if I was his mother or worse, his gran. It might be terrible to admit but when I see a guy in his early 60s with a cute young thing I think to myself, “gramps.” I don’t see the attraction personally. Oh yes, I can see the physical attraction to a beautiful young woman, for sure, but after the sex is over, what else do they have in common? What’s the attraction on her part? Money? I want someone to enjoy my company and me enjoy his and for longer than a roll in the hay.

I think it tends to be creepy when you date someone close to or younger than your children. Stay away from creepy.

Perhaps I should admit that my husband is 6 years younger than me but that’s it.. that’s as low as I go!

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  2. tv brackets on February 25th, 2008

    Age matters more than people realize. I did date a man 12 years older (of course he acted younger). We had some things in common, but yet there was more not common. It just didn’t work out due to the fact we couldn’t relate to each others generation.

  3. lilyruth on February 25th, 2008

    Age does not matter not to me anyway. Communication is the main thing in a relationship if you both can relate to each other age does not matter . I myself like older man they reat you much better and aer more laid back then those crazy restless ones always trying ro lay new chicks to prove they are Hot. Thats not for me. NIce article.. Listen you have a totally awesome award waiting for you to pock up at my site its another award that you hve been given so if you like to pick it up and place it on your blog then do stop by OR at least stop by and leavbe a comment. thanks.

  4. Shelia on February 29th, 2008

    I too used to date men anywhere from 10 to 25 years older than me. I can totally understand it. (But they looked a whole lot better than Fred Thompson)

    I had an incredible father whom I believe I was attempting to replicate in a boyfriend/potential husband. They all had the same tall muscular stature and general life values.

    So when I see this, I’m not disturbed because I know how fulfilling these Spring/Summer relationships can be.

  5. ali on February 29th, 2008

    i’ve split with a partner 10 yrs older than me and am now seeing someone 7 yrs younger. in each case i didn’t think about the age at all. i must admit i am going into this one more cautiously and am weary of the age difference a bit.

  6. Andrey Troy on March 2nd, 2008

    Hello everybody, one of my exxxx girlfriend was older than me for a 7 years and I got to tell ya, its more then better, yeh its nothing about feeling, but it is a great s….x )))

  7. travesti on March 4th, 2008

    thanks my friends good site

  8. 4 Freedoms Relationship Tantra on March 6th, 2008

    Age doesn’t matter for nowadays but Love and money matters.

  9. nana on June 9th, 2008

    the point is about our heart note age

  10. adult date finder on June 19th, 2008

    to be honest.. the age doesnt really matter to me. infact it’d pretty damn stupid to not date a woman/man you like just because she/he is like 5 or so years older than you. ..but i agree on this: money definitely matter, it’s sad but true.

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