Ever dated a person younger than you?

My current boyfriend is 3 1/2 years younger than I am. This is the first time that I have seriously dated someone who was more than a few months or even a year younger than I am. I think that difference in age gets less important in your 40's, but I have to admit that it bothered me for some reason at first. I think part of it has to do with self-esteem; we have to be comfortable and happy with ourselves at any age. If you "feel" old, then you will act old. I have gotten over it now. We have so much in common and share so many interests and goals for the future that it just doesn't matter to either one of us.

My boyfriend is a few months younger than I am. He is the only one I've ever gone out with that's younger than me and I really don't think I could handle if it it was more than a year or two.

I never dated anyone younger than me. Well if you count my first boyfriend who was 8 and I was 10...lol I don't really have a reason why it just never happened. I think I have some strange feelings about it though. I'm not really sure why but it seems ok to date someone older but not younger??? I guess age really doesn't matter when I really give it thought.

My first boyfriend is 10 months younger than me and my hmm 2nd one is a year younger than i am. But now i prefer older guys heheheh.. not really old.. just about 5 years gap.

I have always dated younger men. In fact, my husband is 17 years younger than me! I've never dated anyone that much younger before, though. LoL! We met online in 2005 and were married last year. Our first anniversary is coming up next month and I've never been happier in my life! The age difference has never been an issue between us and the ones who had a problem with it before, are over it now. :)

I have never date a person younger than me because it didn't happen or maybe because I didn't let it happen...you see, I am convinced that I cannot have a confront with a person younger than me...the fact is that boys are usually less mature than girls and therefore I have met with a lot of guys so foolish and silly that I became even more convinced of my idea...Anyway there are two friends of mine that are perfectly happy with their boyfriends and the both of them are younger than these ladies...while I had two guys, both older than me, and I am still alone and heartbroken...the fact is that age is not a rule and it is not the most important thing...guess it is a matter of luck!!!

When I was younger, and not married, I went with one person that was 6 months younger. Otherwise, I have always dated much older men than me.

My boyfriend now is four years younger than me. I don't really think about it much as it doesn't seem to make a difference. Now my son's father was sixteen years older than me and at first it was okay until I found how much of a jerk he was.lol.

Every guy I've dated since my divorce has been on average about 15-20 years younger. Yeah, I know. *gasp* But I find men my age just do not have a zest for life and right now in my life the last thing I am looking for is some guy who wants to sit, scratch, burp and not move. I love to snuggle and watch any sports event, no problem, but I'm not about to be someone's maid or keeper. Men in their 40's tend to be either "divorced for a REAL OBVIOUS reason.. aka, losers LOL" or looking for new wife to take care of them and be their maid. My younger men not only love to enjoy life, take me out and go places (and yes, THEY pay..I'm nobody's sugar mama) and can keep me happy when I'm looking for the relationship to go beyond friends. At this point I have a really good friend that's 10 years younger then me and is set as far as financially. He loves to visit, treat me like a queen, enjoy each other and then he goes home to NYC/Jersey where he owns his business. He calls me when he goes abroad, daily usually, and we talk and laugh and enjoy each other. It's nearly a perfect situation for me. I have a bit of both worlds.. my freedom and my knight in shining armor. Will it last forever? Who knows but at this point, I don't really care. I have 3 kids to raise and then I'm moving to Alaska, where I want to be and live for ME. If he wants to fly there to visit.. great.. if not.. I'm certain I can find a man in AK! LOL And if not... I think I'll survive without a man! That's probably why I AM so happy. I don't feel desperate to have one and they realize that. I enjoy them for them, with no expectations.

My bf is a year and a half younger than me, and he is the only one i have been with that are younger =) I do not se him as younger though, I see him as my equal =)

I always dated around my age (give or take 6 mos - 1 year) or older. My ex husband was 6 mos younger than me. My current husband, however, is 12 years younger. If anyone would have told me I'd be with someone that much younger, I'd have doubted their sanity :) I never would have expected it... but I can say that we are really happy and he is an amazing stepdad to my daughters. For someone who came into the marriage having no kids of his own, he really stepped up to the plate in a major way and took on "his girls," as he calls them. My sister likes to call him "the boy toy" (she does this to his face... just a joke! lol) and they get along great. She paid me (and him!) such a compliment when she told me recently that she is relieved to see that I'm with someone who clearly loves me and isn't afraid to show that to the world. She said I deserve it... and I'm glad she thinks so :)

Yes I did date a person younger than me, four years younger, and I ended up marrying him, LOL. He looks much older than I do. He's totally gray headed and I barely have any gray hair at all. At times it seems funny when others ask our ages and then they look confused when they find out, LOL, but then age doesn't matter right?

I don't know if you would call it dating (:-) but it was just recently, I'm 32 and he's 19. I don't want to be with him anymore so let me try to remember here... I was 21 and this guy was 19.

I haven't dated anyone younger than me. I have a good reason why though. My brother is only 2 years younger than me so it really freaks me out that I would date someone my brother's age. His friends seem so young and immature.

yep. actually, most of my exes are a year or two years younger than me. i admit, the relationships i had with them weren't nice ones. i feel like they are too much into spending much fun with their friends than spend time with me. most relatioships did not last long. two or three lasted long. but it was full of pain and hurt. glad that i have a boyfriend now who is 2 years older than me. now, i feel like a baby, well taken cared of by him.

I have, but they were only seven months younger than me. Hardly enough to even count, even though I liked to tease them about it a lot :-)

Yes, once(not counting childhood)He was 4 years younger. Most of my BF's have been 4 years older. I do not have any reason they are 4 years apart, It just seems to happen that way!

yeah, i have already dated a guy younger than me. i dont see something wrong with that.

My husband is two years and two months younger than me. He was the first guy that I ever dated that was younger than me because normally I thought the younger guys were too immature. But when my husband and I started dating, he was 19 and I was 21. He was in the military and knew how to take care of himself. He wasn't living with his parents, like a lot of the guys that I had dated that were in their mid 20's were. In general, he was much more mature than a lot of guys 10 years older than him so it worked for us.

yeah n it worked out pretty ok actually