Does age matter???

My boyfriend was convinced by a 38 year old women to runaway from home, was he was 17, to live with her, and she exploited the crap out of him. What do I think about huge age differences in relationships? Not much.

Well considering most guys over the ripe age of 40 decline sexually, she gets to enjoy it more-LOL Good for her Sorry if that is rude-just a personal observation with my own life. If you love them and have a good relationship, age shouldnt matter.

no, i dont think age matters because like you said, age is just a number - maturity, however, is a whole different thing though! but age is and always will be just a number because it just depends on how you are feeling. (even though i am only 46, somedays i feel like i am 110!!!) lol

The age difference between myself and my fiance is even greater than the difference between your friend and her significant other... and yes, my fiance (male) is the younger one in our relationship. When we first started dating, I wasn't sure how long it would last, but now I'm looking forward to spending the rest of my life with him. He has just the right combination of maturity and playfulness that works well with my outlook on life, so we're perfectly matched for each other. Age is just a number. :)

I don't think age matters at all, if 2 people "fit" they "fit" and age is nothing!

Every time I see a discussion about an older woman and a younger man, I have to laugh. I've said before, my boyfriend is 8 years younger than me and we never think about the age difference. It's funny that age is so important to some people. By the way, I'm 34 and he's 26, so, no, age doesn't matter!

In some situations I do believe age does matter. If two people have a significant difference in age and they are at two opposite places in their lives it might not work out. In the situation with your friend I don't believe that age matters, simply because his maturity level as you said. If they get along well and there isn't that much difference in maturity level ( especially since he's only 24 )than age shouldn't matter at all.

Age deos matter sometimes and may be not in different aspects. Why i say that is that, it depends on how we look into every relation that we build... If one thinking that beauty is a factor of everything, so here age is matter , younger couple more likely to be more attracting for such person... But, it different if we build and view relationship based on other aspect such as knwledege, maturity , wealth and etc.. thus, now the question of age doesnt matter anymore... In the overall ,for me, we should realize that age should be taken into big consideration as it could be a vital factor of happy relationship.. I have seen before at my place... a truly loving couple of an old man around 90 yesr old got married to young girl of 25 year old...Totally hude age diffrent .. No force marriage... And the most important thing is that they are happy... Learn form them... age is not everthing in love there are more factors that we should know exactly for seeking the true love....:D - http://offto.net/cbproads_true_love/

I do believe age matters in relationships, especially if the man is much younger than the woman. Much as I can accept a younger man dating an older woman, 8 years to me is a rather big gap unless the man have been through a lot and is matured enough. It is just that woman the same age as man seem to be more matured than the man both physically and emotionally.

i dont think age matters as an ex of mine there was a huge age gap between us i was 20 and he was 38 and all though the relationship ended the age gap never bothered us because we knew we liked each other and nothing else mattered.

I have seen it work both ways, where age did matter and where it didn't matter. I think personality and maturity level plays a huge part in whether it matters. My hubby's best friend is 23 and his girlfriend is 29, they make a great couple. A lot of it has to do with the fact that he is very mature for his age. At age 20 he got a really good job (he's an IT geek as I call it, no offense to anyone) the job caused him to become responsible while he's other friends from school were still partying. Another reason him and my hubby became such good friends, my hubby is 34. When he got that job he was seeing a girl that was his age, however she wasn't ready to grow up yet, still partying so he felt he had to move on and he found that most the girls his age were not what he was looking for. He now owns his own home and is doing really well. I feel he needed an older woman to fulfill his needs as a companion if you know what I mean. But I have also seen where age did make a difference because the younger person just wasn't mature enough. But in essence it's not that age it's the personality, experience and maturity level that matters most.

I think that in most cases age is just a number. It is the maturity that matters. My mother's love of her life was my step-father and he was 18 years older than her. They did not get together until she was about 39 and the age difference was not really noticable. Though his family did have a difficult time accepting her they finally did and my mother and he were very happy together. However there are instances where age does play a role. I know a 17 year old who is dating a 54 year old. As far as I am concerned the 17 year old is not of the age of consent even though the state they live in says they are. The 54 year old is taking advantage of this child's youth in my opinion. So though I believe that in most cases age is just a number, there are cases in which it should be a factor.

I don't think that the age thing is a big deal. In the situation you give, there is only an 8 year difference. That isn't THAT much. My stepdad is 14 years older than my mom. They have been together since I was two years old (I am now 25, so 23 years), so maybe that's why I don't see that as a big deal. I believe as long as both parties are over 18, who cares? You fall in love with who you fall in love with, why can't there be an age gap? I wonder if people are just making comments about it because it's the WOMAN who is older. I think people see an older woman with a younger man as a bit more taboo, still. Again, I don't think that matters, but I know some people who do.

I don't think age really plays a part anymore, because so many people are mature for thair age. i mean if you have a 15 yr old and 26 yr old together, then that is something to look in to, but once you hit 18 hey it's your life.If she is happy then thats all that should matter.

I am twenty-six years old and my husband is sixty-two years old. My sister thinks that's too much of an age diference, but my mother feels that as long as we are happy, that is all that matters. We are very happy, and we have a wonderful life together. Age does not matter.

My husband and I tease out friend scarywhitegirl for violating the "10 year rule" with her guy, but they've been together for two years now and seem happy, so who cares? My hubby and I are 7 years apart and I am older. I think most people probably just give your friend a hard time because they are jealous of her young man.

I think your friend should be happy with her "toy boy" - he isn't really a boy though! If he was 19 and she was 27, I might suggest that he was not mature enough at that age for her but like you say, he served with the marines and jobs like that do have a way of making boys into men, not always in a good way. It all depends on the age if my 16 year old cousin was dating a 26 year old man I would not be happy about it but if she was 26 and he was 36 I would feel fine about it, at the end of the day, I couldn't do anything about it as that's the best way to cause rifts in family and friends - by telling them who they should or should not date : ) Good luck to your friend, may she and her fella always be happy. And how lovely to hear about your mother and step-father too! Just goes to show that people can love and treat their partner's children like their own, sometimes better than their natural mother or father would treat them. x

This is a good discussion, nelly5. Hello to you. If I were to be in that guy's situation you mentioned, seriously I wouldn't mind dating a 32 year old. In fact, I find older women more to my liking and I think they are more wiser and more independent. I like that kind of spirit in a woman and I could see myself living with her and marrying with that kind of person someday. However, I don't mind if I get a younger woman or someone around my age. It would be cool too. I've dated young women before, and also women that is twice my age. And the way I analyze it, the experiences I had truly varied. Have a nice day.

7or 8 years is not all that bad. my hubby was seven years older than I was and it made no mever mind as far as either of us were concerned. we had a lot of the same likes and dislikes and suited each other to a t. We were married thirtyfour years.

Sure it does....10 years no,but 15 or more sure it does.....Let say you are 50 and your husband 15 years oldar than you,he will be 65,who wante to sit with grandpa? Im sure that age matter!!!!