Does age matters in a relationship?

My husband is 18 years older than me but we never had any problem regarding age difference. it's a matter of how well you and your partner understand each other and how mature you are to handle your partner. i never dated any guy my age as i find them very immature. better to be with someone older than me coz they're mature...than live with a "boy"

I think it actually depends on the person and the ages of the people. If a 14 year old wants to date someone 5 years older that seems wrong. But if a 29 year old wants to date someone 5 years older that seems fine to me. Guess it just seems wrong for an older guy to want to date a teen girl or vice versa. My husband is only 9 months older than me but that has worked out fine for us. In fact we have been together for more than 20 years, since I was just 15.

It's not so much the age that's the problem as the maturity. I've met some young ladies that are that age and are very mature. So mature, in fact, that they surpassed women 20 years their senior. Most of them, however, are still teenagers and will act like it. Look for the maturity level and don't worry so much about the age.

I think what matters more is when you feel love, and a real love, someone that is really meant for you, someone who can accept you for what you are and even your mistakes, not the age, age is just numbers. It's being you. I think when it's really meant for you it just happen you can't say what will happen next. Love moves in mysterious ways, and love can't ask for a return.Love does't have boundaries. Have a nice morning!

I personally think that age does not matter when it comes to a relationship because age is just a number and it really has no context,I think that if you love someone that is all that matters,and that people should not be able to say anything about the age difference,because it is between the two lovers and not anyone else,and me and my fiance are like two years apart and we love each other,my parents are five years apart,and they love each other,and my grandparents are like five years apart and they love each other.

I always seem to be attracted to older men myself. I strongly believe that age does NOT matter where love is concerned. I don't think you should go searching for a man of a specific age--you should be attracted to the man himself, and whatever age he happens to be is secondary. Older men tend to be more mature, which is why they are attractive I think. I don't have a problem with even a huge age difference like 15 years or more. Of course it's wrong if it's some old creep with a young gold-digger. But if there are two people who are truly in love and happy together, why should some stupid little number get in their way?

Hi friend,I don't believe in numbers,so definitely age doesn't matter for me.What matters is a person should be mature enough to understand you and good enough to take responsibility in life.However,there is some limits,I will not say a 16 year old girl dating 45 year old man as healthy relationship. I do somewhat agree with you when you said girls mature earlier than boys but that depends on person to person.A 17 year old guy maybe more responsible and mature than 21 year old guy. Age doesn't matter much as long as you are with the right kindda person.Wish you all the best!

i don't think age matters when it comes to love because if you truly love someone, i guess it wouldn't matter if he/she is 10 years older/younger. a lot of couples have really wide age gaps so that proves that a lot of people won't mind the age of their partners because they love each other.

As long as you two are happy with each other it doesn't really matter grace. and men at that age are even more mature than men at the same age as yours.

I dont think that age really matter because when you fall in love with someone you dont ask him how old are you? and when you found out that it is not what you want because you already set up in your mind what age you want you cannot tell to yourself "I don't like him anymore!" What is important in a relationship is you get along with each other very well.

I think it is a matter.Every people have a different life,the age is one reason.Every body got different experiences and built up their philosophy of life.So the attitude may be different to many things if their ages have a large offset distance

I guess age would be a big issue in a relationship those who had a may-december love affair. Maybe at first the two couple would look good but as time goes by i believe that they will class opinions or ideas primarily because of age gap. But of course its up to the two person if they feel they can handle or carry their relationship then thats much better.

The level of maturity in a person is well, depends on the person. Age is just a number in my opinion. I know someone who is 23 years old, but he is more mature than another 30 years old friend of mine. In the end, it's the way the person thinks which matters. The mindset issue, and not the age issue.

I think connectiong matters more than age... Age matters in the sense of connection:) For example - you could be 20 meet someone 25 and that 25 year old acts like a teenager! I've dated older men my whole dating career...up to 25 years older than me and let me tell you - some were great - others acted like my little brother. Find someone compatible with you and shares your intellect, maturity, and values. You'll be fine.

That's pretty much setting parameters for the kind of relationship you want to be in. What if you fall for someone who is not in the age range -- will you sacrifice what you feel? I think it is not age that matters but the maturity of your prospective partner. There are some people who are younger but because of experience have a more mature outlook in life. And there are people who by virtue of age are supposed to be mature but are not. Relationships are about compatibility, trust, honesty and of course, love. Don't be limited by age. Trust you instincts and please, get to know a person really well. That will spell the difference between a successful relationship and a failed one.

i was pretty picky. i didn't think age mattered as well. i thought the same way you did as to the fact that i wanted an older man. i thought my maturity was high enough and guys my age were just blah. i had a few crushes and dated only 1 guy who was the same age as me. i actually thought about making it last with him, but he put me down. but as for the how far the age difference is, you can never really tell. i never would imagine that i would date someone who was 32 when i was 17. but it happened. i feel for him not really knowing his age, but he was older. now we've been together for 7 years and we're married with 2 children. the age difference doesn't come up that much since he looks much younger then he is. but i am aware of it and just the fact that he is older does scare me thinking he'll get older faster. so i encourage him to take care of himself and become one of those HOT 50 yr old men and i'll be his hot young wife. i remember when we got married his buddies at work were praising him for marring an 18 year old at his age. they told him they wish they have the same charm as he does when they reach that age.

I think it depends on individuals. for some age gap of even 5 years is big. i have seen others dating person much older. for me tilll 3-4 yrs gap is ok, not more than that. some think its all well in love

I think it does now that i have had several relationships. I never had a boyfriend who was older than me. All my boyfriends were younger than me. The last one being six years younger. Since all of those past relationships failed, i think that it's about time to date someone older, maybe five to ten years older. There's nothing wrong with dating someone 10 - 15 years older than you. Just as long as he doesnt look too old because there are people who dont look their age. They look younger than their real age.

Well I guess for me it matters. Because I dont want to date or to have a boyfriend younger than me. Also dating somebody who is 10 years older than me... LOLs but my boyfriend and I has a six years gap. He's older than me. But its true that men matured late than women. But my boyfriend still have a kid inside of him that gives juicy in our relationship.. LOLs!!!

Age definitely does matter in a relationship. Some people have different perspectives of age than others; some people are a different age at heart than they truly are. The older one gets, the less age begins to matter. When you are a teenager or young adult, age is very important. A 5 year age difference is extremely significant. Yet, when you reach your 30s and 40s, large gaps in years do not mean as much. I find that girls who are close in age to me are mostly my speed. Young girls/women are too immature, while older girls/women feel that they are too mature. I cannot see myself dating a women significantly older or younger than me.