Is it ok to date or marry somebody more than ten years older than you are?

My honey and I have been together for 5 years. When i met him i was 20 and he was 29, 9 years gap. We have been happy every since because we are so open with each others thoughts and we tell each other how we feel all the time. We have a lot of similarities too, his bday is Oct 3 and mine is Oct 8, born on the same month. In food, places and music we have a lot of similarities. However we also have different hobbies, what we do is we support each other. I join him with his hobby and he join in my hobby. In all our recreational activities we try our best that we are both involve. I dont believe that Age gap should be a reason why or why not people should be together. LOVE is not base on age but on what you FEEl for the person. My honey and me, our meaning of LOVE is deep. He told me that in a relationship either GF/BF or Husband/Wife.... in the path of life you will always meet someone better than your spouse but the big QUESTION is.. What keeps you together. He said, all the things i like in you... those traits I only LIKE... all the things i DONT like in you... those traits I LOVE more... Because its easy to admire and appreciate a persons Good traits. Its hard to accept the bad ones. So what we learn about our LOVE for each other is that WE learn to fill in each other's short comings. Everyday the more we LOVE each other. Every Trial within our relationship becomes our TEST... and we LOVE to work together to Overcome those trials. I Remembered a saying: A wife's home is her husband and A husband's home is his wife. :)

I don't have a problem with it at all. I'm 26 years old and my husband is 13 years older than me and has a 20 year old daughter from a previous relationship. None of us or even or family has a problem with it. I think it's really up to the people involved in the relationship. If they are ok with it then leave it at that. It's kind of along the same line as inter-racial or inter-cultural marriages or relationships. Some people have no problems with it and then there are others that have issues with it. All I care about is that the people in these relationships are happy.

If you are 16 and they are 27, yes it is weird and legally wrong. If you are 26 and they are 36, no problem. You both are mature conscenting adults. If you make each other happy, who are we to judge! What works for one couple will not work for another. If you have found happiness with a man 10 years your senior and you have no problem with the generation gap, go for it & don't look back!

Age is just a number. I think the older you get, the less it matters. Once you have reached a certain age, the gap doesn't seem as large. I don't think that there is any set rule that can apply to every situation. I don't see anything wrong with older women dating younger men if it works for them. Me, I prefer to date a man more my age or maybe even a few years older.

its pretty okay for me.. but for a woman who's 10yr older than her partner is sort of...it maybe depends on the situation, if the woman is rich.. there's always a circumstances and comments that maybe the guy love the girl because of the money, and so on and so forth.. but if they really love each other then why do they listen to the other peoples comments.. but there's a saying that age doesn't matter...

there is no gap in my relationship but my sis is 25 and married to a 52 man she loves him and he is good to her try's his best to make her happy and to me that is more inportant than his age.

I think that it is okay to marry or date someone ten years older if you an adult.

I am ok with age gap relationships. My husband is ten years older than me, and it has never caused us any problems before. I actually tend to forget that there's an age difference most of the time. I love being with an older man because I've dated guys my own age in the past, and there were a lot of maturity issues and they were very disrespectful toward me and didn't treat me well at all. My husband treats me SO much better, and is much more mature, which is a definitely plus for me! I can see how big age gaps could possibly cause some complications in relationships, but it really hasn't for us. I think it probably depends on the particular couple and their individual situation.

I don't think age should have anything to do with marriage. If you are happy and content with who the other person is then why make a big deal about age? I always tell everyone that I would date older men if we have a lot in common. Age doesn't matter to me its about love and being happy.

It doesn't matter what people do as long as they are not hurting someone else. My girlfriend is 13 years younger than I. We didn't see things from the same perspective. I think an advantage to it is that she doesn't have to pay rent and struggle like I did when I was her age. She can also avoid some mistakes that I have already made. Some might say health would be a disadvantage but I don't look my age. I am also in better shape than most people her age. A disadvantage would be that one might die long before the other. However it will leave time to find someone else if wanted. I strongly debated this relationship before I got into it for obvious reasons. She convinced me that she isn't going to leave me when I am 50. LOL.

that is never a problem for me about the age. and for me,i prefer "old"aged man.i dont know why,everytime when i am together with someone older than me,will make me feel comfortable and i dont find any problem of communication. and my love is 24 years older than me,hehe...dont be surprise,that is true.we can share the same thouhgts and take care of each other.but it is a pity, he left for some reasons,but not because of our ages. i told him once when i am with him,i wish i could be older.and he said when he is with me, he never think about his age. so that is my story about old age. dont feel hestated for you age, go for love please!!!

If they love each other then it's perfect.