Does Age Matter?

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Of course, when it comes down to it, age isn’t just a number. It can also be the secret to your success. “Sometimes it can be an asset, as it was for us,” says Lucinda. “If he'd been my age it never would have worked; he'd have been a total spaz, emotionally and personality-wise. I wouldn't have been able to keep up with him in the sack. Knock a few years on there, and everything worked just fine.”

photo © Liv Friis-larsen

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Deerwoman

I have a lot of experience with this topic: at 22 I was dating a man 50: did so for more than a year and it was marvelous in bed and out. But then I married someone close to my age, but divorced and remarried someone 27 years my senior, my current relationship. We're both professionals, he's retired and I'm not, and we have a lot in common despite the age difference: politics, spirituality, environmental concerns, music, writing. We've made some adjustments sexually, but I'm completely satisfied!

shgoss -- Shreveport

I think maturity is a state of mind, but a huge age difference brings on its own set of issues. Both parties must ask themselves, why are they in the relationship in the first place. Is it to prove a point? Is it to prove you can attract a younger man or older man? If it is to prove a point, then rethink why you're set on dating someone younger. Hopefully, it's natural where you meet someone and happen to find out that he is younger or slightly older.

calgal -- Riverdale
I am currently seeing a younger guy. I am 13 years is senior but he's very mature and we can relate to what the other is saying.

Cristy

I can definitely relate to both points of view on dating older men. I have been dating a man 16 years my senior for almost 3 years now and there are definitely both pros and cons to our relationship. Naturally he has more relationship experience than I do, which is one of my biggest emotional obstacles with him. I have a difficult time getting over his past serious relationships, especially with the woman he almost married before me. He's just had more experience with other women than I like to think about - maybe I'm insecure? On the other hand, he is much more mature and sure of himself than anyone my own age. He knows what he wants in a relationship and keeps ours grounded. I'm a litte concerned about the future to come - he's so set in his way of life while I'm still trying to figure out my own. I think it's essentially an issue of security/predictability versus independence/instability.

ch8rry -- Pflugerville

wow what perfect timing for this article! I recently broke up with my boyfriend who was the same age as me. I also became friends with a man 8 yrs my senior. through out our friendship i developed a crush on this man but never told him. not until today when he also revealed that he liked me. we are taking things slow but i have to admit that there is something intoxicating about having an older lover!

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