Older Woman, Younger Man
By HerbLady
@HerbLady (10)
United States
February 18, 2007 8:06pm CST
I have been in a relationship with a younger man for four years. He is young enough to be my son. Is it possible for a solid relationship with a future to develop out of such a situation. Is someone out there going through this and it's working for them?
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@pilbara (1436)
• Australia
19 Feb 07
I am not in this situation although I am 3 years older than my husband that's no big deal.
I think it depends on the people involved and how committed they are to each other. I have seen a number of couples where problems occur as the older partner ages. They are interested in retiring, maybe taking up hobbies, not going out so much, less interested in entertaining and so on, whereas it is frequently the opposite for the younger partner and because their lives are so different they end up splitting up over it.
@HerbLady (10)
• United States
19 Feb 07
You're right it does depend on the individuals. I've been concerned about aging and him taking care of me. I have to say that I take care of myself and I am quite active, but years go by and I will still age. The good thing about this guy is that he's not the type that goes or has to be in the middle of activities. He's a homebody and a mini-tycoon. I have already put it out there before we got really serious that if he desires to leave me, to let me know instead of doing so behind my back. I also told him that if I should become incapacitated, where I can't take care of myself, I would move in with one of my daughters because I don't want him to feel that he's got to wait on me.
