Does age play an important role in relationships?

United States
November 8, 2006 1:59pm CST
I am a thirty-six year old female who has been in a rocky relationship with a younger man. we have two beautiful children together but i find my life going in a different direction than his, of course being his elder i knew there was a chance of us not being together in the future, at this point in my life i need more than a friend, should i try to stay and see what happens in a few more years or do i move on and find companionship with someone closer to my age? and yes we do talk about not being together and if that day come how would we explain to the children?
3 responses
@DiaB10 (136)
• Germany
10 Nov 06
i think age doesn't play an important role in a relationships.
@wiccan (347)
• Australia
10 Nov 06
I think it usually does... your maturity can match up but differences in life experiences and interests are inevitable ....... I was 17 and had a one year relationship with a 37 yo, we were serious, but it was bound for disaster
@isasice (2015)
• Iceland
10 Nov 06
I have been married for a long time to a man who is not that much younger than me but a lot more immature. I decided more than 4 years ago that I was going to leave him but I didn't tell him that until a few months ago. We are still living together but staying in seperate rooms. We haven't told our son or anyone else about this yet because I don't know how to explain it to him. It sounds like we are in a similar situation in many ways. I hope everything works out for you.