Does age gap really does'nt matter?

Philippines
October 1, 2011 7:44am CST
A friend of mine is in a relationship with a boy 4 years younger that her. he doesn't seem to care..but my girl friend is bothered.
1 person likes this
7 responses
• United States
5 Oct 11
Why would your girlfriend care? It's not like it's her business. I dated a guy that was 2 years younger than me. That's usually not a big deal most of the time, but he was very immature and I felt like I was his mother, his therapist, and his girlfriend all at once. He couldn't handle anything maturely or think anything through. This could just be due to his character or personality though and not necessarily his age.
• Philippines
2 Oct 11
Age gaps doesn't matter if your personality matches the other. And as long as it's really not an issue between partners that'll be fine. But personally, I chose not to go into a relationship with a younger guy. I like my man to be a bit mature than me, or at least we have the same level of maturity. You know what they say, girls mature faster than boys. Guys, correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think you can contest that. =) So ask your friend, what really bothers her about the age gap, coz if it's just the age... that's just a number. If it's more than that, then she has to assess if she can live with it or not.
@dodo19 (47317)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
1 Oct 11
To be honest, I don't think that age really maters when it comes to love. I don't think that it should be a big deal. So long as there's love, that's really all that matters in my opinion.
@judelen (428)
• Philippines
1 Oct 11
Hello! For me age doesn't matter as they say. Relationships built begin in both of you. Our age is not the measurement of what we are or what is in our mind in terms of maturity and characteristics. There are many couple who married big age gap whether the boy or the girl but there are couple that whoever matured in age is not acting as leader in the family. I mean hear is that in relationship age doesn't matter.
@GemmaR (8517)
1 Oct 11
I think it depends on how old they both are, because it can have much more of an effect when you're young. For example, if she is 18 and the boy is 14 then obviously there is something wrong with that, whereas if she is 28 and he is 24 then I don't think that there is anything wrong with it in the slightest. There is a 7 year age gap between myself and my partner, and that has never really been any problem to us at all during the course of our relationship. Nobody judges you unless one of you is under the age of being an adult.
@omchesunche (1755)
• Indonesia
1 Oct 11
hi dani, I think age gap really influence relationship ..If the gap is too big , it will become a problem later on..Since we will never know on how to talking each other after sometime..However, it may be superseded if we have many things in common , although we have big gap if we can talk freely and open just like a best friends..The relationship will definetely last longer... have a nice weekend and welcome to mylot my friend...
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
1 Oct 11
I think this subject was here already. An age difference doesn't have to be a problem at all and I think 4 years is nothing.It all also depends on life experiences and what age you have. But most important of all is if you love eachother, understand eachother, respect eachother and feel save with your partner. Most relationships break down because other people interfere in it. People who mostly don't have a great relationship themselves or who envy other couples. I don't understand who is really bothering about the relationship. If it's not the couple what is the problem? Your girlfriend doesn't need to have a relationship with that younger guy or? Sounds to me she is just jealous and that is a very bad personality trait.