Young/Old Relationships: For, Against, or Who cares?

I am 26 year older than my elder son and we have a generation. We have different opinions about almost everything on earth. I am wondering if that sort of thing would occur in Young/Old relationship? I think the Old take to young because they feel young and virile in their company and hey! it's a good trophy to wear on the sleeve. The young may take to the old because of the maturity/wise/experience factor and the lure of a well settled life. Seems a bit shaky folks!

For me personally I believe that there should not be any more than 10 years age difference between 2 people. I was married to a man who was 9 years older than I and he was very very immature, which from my understanding, it takes men longer to mature so I was hoping that he was more mature but I was wrong. I have been in a relationship for the past year and a half with a man who is around 5 years younger than I and he is way more mature & responsible. I also believe that age is a state of mind. You are only as old as you feel. I am 42 and have days where I can outdo my 10-1/2 year old daughter but then I also have days where I feel like I am about 50. My boyfriend on the other hand, he is a great man and I love him very much but most days if you were to meet/see him and watch him, you would really think that he is older than I am. I guess overall it really is a personal preference so you have to do what feels right to you. I have at other times been attracted to older men, more so when I was younger. There are some men that are older tha can really turn a head. So, my advice to you would be to follow your head and your heart. It isn't anyone else's choice what you do and if they love you they will take your feelings into consideration.

I don't see anything wrong with age differences in relationships except I do think both partners should be adults and able to enter the relationship by their own choice. In some cultures, girls are married off while still indisputably children (no "coming of age" ceremony makes a 9 or 10 year old an adult in my mind) -- I think that is wrong and certainly no way to begin a loving relationship. I don't necessarily condemn arranged marriages in general, but I do feel strongly that both partners should agree to the arrangement and not be forced into it. There should be no coercion in love.

this all boils down to social convention doesn't it. a lot of people act according to what society dictates. in my estimation though i think that age is just that age, why should it really matter. the only time that i find age to be an issue is if someone is a minor or they just became of age, then there there could be a case of someone older taking advantage, but i think that as a grown person you should be allowed to love or be interested in whomever you want without society having a say. it is up to the individual, so long as you do not care about the consequences because there are a lot of judgemental people out there, so long as you are thick skinned and do not care about what others think then go for it. however if you think that you cannot handle the criticism and funny looks then do not set yourself up for failure by getting involved with someone older than you. i personally do not care about others opinions because they are just that opinions, this is your life dear not a dress rehearsal and well at your age you should be out there living life, eperimenting and experiencing different things so that you know what works for you.

This is a difficult question. You really have to go with your heart and what you feel will work in the future. My parents were 20 years apart and they were married for almost 32 years and my mother(the younger one) wanted a divorce(she cheated on him, already had another man lined up). My father was much older and he didn't want to have to keep jumping up for various projects and going everywhere. He wanted to relax more. So in terms of them getting along it worked great in the beginning but things dwindled a lot and left my dad broken hearted. I have no problem with an age difference in a relationship. Although, if I had to suggest an appropriate age difference I would say no more than 10-13 years.

Livelove .. wtf ? Why OTHERS opinion count more than YOUR satisfaction, fulfilment ? Are you affraid of other judgment ? HAHAHAHA .. Bad news, sorry: they judge you ANYWAY. And 6/10 you don't want to know what they think about you. Go your way. Choose it carefully, measure twice and cut once, but do it .. YOUR WAY. (Unless you want to be able to point others as guilty for your failures, when happen to fail. Will still be your fault, but you can officially put guilt on others ..)

I dont think age matters at all. Different people have different maturity levels. Some guys at 21 are very mature and ready for a relationship, some are totally not. As long as you are happy with the person then it shouldnt matter their age. Im 26 by the way and I live with a 28 year old.

I think it entirely depend son each relationship and the age gap as to whether i would think it was wrong or right. It seems though that the older you are a bigger age gap is more acceptable. For instance a 15 year old girl dating a 30 year old man just seems completely wrong yet a 30 year old woman dating a 45 year old man doesnt does it? I am 22 and my partner is 33 so there is an 11 year age gap, i think if i were younger then it would of seemed like a problem but it works out just fine for us and luckily we havent been judged by anyone.

I am not for young/old relationships but they are happening more and more. You got older ladies going out with guys that are young enough to be their son and that goes the same for men. I could not see myself with a guy that is old enough to be my dad. Just the thought makes me cringe. I wouldn't judge anyone that was in a young/old relationship though.