Do older men tend to be more controlling in a relationship?

i dont think that depends of age...i think that's more about the personality of a person. But..in some cases it the age, makes the diference!

It's been just the opposite for me. The younger a guy I was dating was, the more likely he'd be hyper-aggressive and a control-freak. But my fiance is 45 and he treats me like a queen, calls me his goddess, cooks, rubs my back, everything.

I agree it depends on the individual however if we must generalise then I think it is a fair generalisation to make that older men tend to be more controlling with younger women. Probably natural, we're all a little more controlling with people who are significantly younger than us, we tend to assume that since we're older we must also be wiser.

I've only noticed the older men being more controlling thing occur when they feel they aren't IN control. Like if they suspect cheating, or don't get their way enough. There is a constant issue with some older gentlemen where they think their younger more vital lover is going to stray. I've mostly seen it in the married couples i've met though. Actual dating couples i've noticed tended to have the old fart more interested in convincing the lady love how sweet he can be to her. It's once the honey catches the fly that we find out if he's truly going to be controlling. Till then he pours on da sugar... like any good sugar daddy.

I think you are on the right track. It depends on the man. My husband is 12 yrs. my senior, yet we are equals.Before we married I had been dating a guy who was a year younger than my husband, yet he tried to act as if he were my Father. We fought alot because I refused to be controlled and he felt the man should make the decisions, this is where it could be generational changes or simply being controlling because he is older.