This is a male friends POV on women dating younger men. It surprised me that it is thought of in this way.
'Dating younger men will give you a bad reputation dear once your name gets around. It would only fill a void as he is so much younger and he has so many choices of women. I think he would see you as easy prey'.
This is a male friends POV on women dating younger men. It surprised me that it is thought of in this way.
'Dating younger men will give you a bad reputation dear once your name gets around. It would only fill a void as he is so much younger and he has so many choices of women. I think he would see you as easy prey'.
Oh, I definitely think you should give the younger men a shot! I'm not keen on the huge age differences, like someone young enough to be your own kid, but I think a little difference, only adds spice.
Oh, I definitely think you should give the younger men a shot! I'm not keen on the huge age differences, like someone young enough to be your own kid, but I think a little difference, only adds spice.
NO i was not interested. My friend misunderstood my email. Although now I am thinking it might be a good idea to date a younger man. Seems the 'older' ones have already done 'that' and are comfortable sitting in front of the television. Latest example is celebrating new years
NO i was not interested. My friend misunderstood my email. Although now I am thinking it might be a good idea to date a younger man. Seems the 'older' ones have already done 'that' and are comfortable sitting in front of the television. Latest example is celebrating new years
I think that any guy that has a problem with you dating younger men is insecure. Older men have dated younger women for years as a trophy or to show off their virility? As long as a woman and the guy are comfortable with the stares and comments from others that don't count? Why worry? I say more power to you Jean to speak up and go for want you want.
I think that any guy that has a problem with you dating younger men is insecure. Older men have dated younger women for years as a trophy or to show off their virility? As long as a woman and the guy are comfortable with the stares and comments from others that don't count? Why worry? I say more power to you Jean to speak up and go for want you want.
Don't be insulted or offended, people always have strong feelings on stuff. Most times, it is in reaction to their own life experiences.
I was talking to my adviser and he had the best answer about age differences: as long as you have the same historical perspective then things can be shared. When one person is always the teacher and the other is the follower it makes for an unleveled relationship. he is 12 years older than his wife, while he was fighting in Vietnam, she was protesting on her college campus and not paying the phone tax. Things like that.
Don't be insulted or offended, people always have strong feelings on stuff. Most times, it is in reaction to their own life experiences.
I was talking to my adviser and he had the best answer about age differences: as long as you have the same historical perspective then things can be shared. When one person is always the teacher and the other is the follower it makes for an unleveled relationship. he is 12 years older than his wife, while he was fighting in Vietnam, she was protesting on her college campus and not paying the phone tax. Things like that.
]quote[My email correspondence with my friend was about my neighbor boy who is infatuated with me and is 24 years old - 25 years younger than I. The neighbor boy is being insistant ]quote-edit[
surprising he hasn't p'd on the corner of your house to mark his territory...
or has he...???
]quote[My email correspondence with my friend was about my neighbor boy who is infatuated with me and is 24 years old - 25 years younger than I. The neighbor boy is being insistant ]quote-edit[
surprising he hasn't p'd on the corner of your house to mark his territory...
Vickysweets - What are the monumental things you are waiting to do? Besides having children what are the other monumental things you have not done with men in previous relationships? Shaving the legs...funny. If you have not met your man though and the hair starts poking through your stockings...I noticed this one day when I was out with a group of friends!
He is actually the same age as I - 49 years - and a very attractive man. I have also not been married and have no children but think it's too late now to start a family. Not wanting that responsibility this late in life. I understand your thinking but don't have an attraction to younger men if they are more than a few years younger. They seem immature and silly. My email correspondence with my friend was about my neighbor boy who is infatuated with me and is 24 years old - 25 years younger than I. The neighbor boy is being insistant and the question to the friend was did he have any ideas how I could make him understand without being rude. He is very silly. Recently for fun he and his friends put dry ice in a closed plastic water bottle and the noise was so loud I thought there was a shooting next door as I live in a bad area. They also put the dry ice on their skins and burned thierselves. He was quite proud to show me this - seems stupidy.
And if the man were 49 and the woman 24?
Vickysweets - What are the monumental things you are waiting to do? Besides having children what are the other monumental things you have not done with men in previous relationships? Shaving the legs...funny. If you have not met your man though and the hair starts poking through your stockings...I noticed this one day when I was out with a group of friends!
He is actually the same age as I - 49 years - and a very attractive man. I have also not been married and have no children but think it's too late now to start a family. Not wanting that responsibility this late in life. I understand your thinking but don't have an attraction to younger men if they are more than a few years younger. They seem immature and silly. My email correspondence with my friend was about my neighbor boy who is infatuated with me and is 24 years old - 25 years younger than I. The neighbor boy is being insistant and the question to the friend was did he have any ideas how I could make him understand without being rude. He is very silly. Recently for fun he and his friends put dry ice in a closed plastic water bottle and the noise was so loud I thought there was a shooting next door as I live in a bad area. They also put the dry ice on their skins and burned thierselves. He was quite proud to show me this - seems stupidy.
LOL, that is too funny. I imagine that your "friend" must be an icky old guy (who can't capture your interest and thinks maybe if he puts you down enough that he will have a shot with you :-) As for me, I can not imagine dating any man more than a year or two older than me. Not only do I just not look my age but I have also never been married or had kids so I have nothing in common with men my age who have already shared every meaningful life experience with some other woman. I still have so many firsts coming my way ... and I want to share them with someone else who will appreciate it just as much as me ... because we will be doing it all together for the first time. I do want to be married and have a family. Therefore, for me a younger man is the ONLY viable option. Onlywith a younger man will I share similar interests, want the same things, be in the same place in life and be ready to pursue similar goals. I am looking to start my family and give my best to a man. I am not offering the leftovers from a 20 year relationship in which I have already shared every monumental life experience with someone else. I have waited to do all the things that a guy who is 10 years younger than is also waiting to do and I want to be able to share those things with someone who can be my exclusive partner. No older man can possible offer me the kind of love, passion, exclusivity, potential to share life experiences and be my one true love like a younger man can ... and I can offer all of that to any many who makes me feel like I want to passionately love him :-) As far as I am concerned, it depends on who you are and what you look like whether a younger man is right for you. In my case, a younger man is pretty much the only kind worth shaving my legs for ... :-)
LOL, that is too funny. I imagine that your "friend" must be an icky old guy (who can't capture your interest and thinks maybe if he puts you down enough that he will have a shot with you :-) As for me, I can not imagine dating any man more than a year or two older than me. Not only do I just not look my age but I have also never been married or had kids so I have nothing in common with men my age who have already shared every meaningful life experience with some other woman. I still have so many firsts coming my way ... and I want to share them with someone else who will appreciate it just as much as me ... because we will be doing it all together for the first time. I do want to be married and have a family. Therefore, for me a younger man is the ONLY viable option. Onlywith a younger man will I share similar interests, want the same things, be in the same place in life and be ready to pursue similar goals. I am looking to start my family and give my best to a man. I am not offering the leftovers from a 20 year relationship in which I have already shared every monumental life experience with someone else. I have waited to do all the things that a guy who is 10 years younger than is also waiting to do and I want to be able to share those things with someone who can be my exclusive partner. No older man can possible offer me the kind of love, passion, exclusivity, potential to share life experiences and be my one true love like a younger man can ... and I can offer all of that to any many who makes me feel like I want to passionately love him :-) As far as I am concerned, it depends on who you are and what you look like whether a younger man is right for you. In my case, a younger man is pretty much the only kind worth shaving my legs for ... :-)
The last man I dated was 5 years younger than me. We never had a problem with the age difference, and most people thought he was older than me lol. What counts in relationships is the connection that the two people feel. As they say, you're only as old as you feel. As for people talking - dating/talking/relationship is different from messing around so as long as you know your own values and standards - who cares what other's say.
The last man I dated was 5 years younger than me. We never had a problem with the age difference, and most people thought he was older than me lol. What counts in relationships is the connection that the two people feel. As they say, you're only as old as you feel. As for people talking - dating/talking/relationship is different from messing around so as long as you know your own values and standards - who cares what other's say.
pummel the offenders with over ripe tomatoes, eggs and rolled up newspapers over their heads... even better.... OFF WITH THEIR HEADS...!!!
YOU'RE insulted AND offended...??? why...??? because he didn't come to you first...???
on the other hand it would appear that chaperoning or babysitting is NOT an option for you if asked to do so...
Quoting: Originally posted by rumplestilskin2010 'YOU'RE insulted AND offended...??? why...??? because he didn't come to you first...???'
I haven?t had my coffee yet and maybe my brain is not fully functioning (no comment needed here rumples), but I don?t understand your meaning ?because he didn?t come to you first?????
How is dating a younger man going to give me a ?bad reputation once my name gets around?? What is this bad reputation? That I am open minded? That I prey on young men? What???
That a younger man ?has so many choices? and would not choose an older woman, and only sees me as ?easy prey?. How so? That I am older and therefore desperate???
Quoting rumplestilskin2010:
pummel the offenders with over ripe tomatoes, eggs and rolled up newspapers over their heads... even better.... OFF WITH THEIR HEADS...!!!
YOU'RE insulted AND offended...??? why...??? because he didn't come to you first...???
on the other hand it would appear that chaperoning or babysitting is NOT an option for you if asked to do so...
Quoting: Originally posted by rumplestilskin2010 'YOU'RE insulted AND offended...??? why...??? because he didn't come to you first...???'
I haven?t had my coffee yet and maybe my brain is not fully functioning (no comment needed here rumples), but I don?t understand your meaning ?because he didn?t come to you first?????
How is dating a younger man going to give me a ?bad reputation once my name gets around?? What is this bad reputation? That I am open minded? That I prey on young men? What???
That a younger man ?has so many choices? and would not choose an older woman, and only sees me as ?easy prey?. How so? That I am older and therefore desperate???
The Republicans,umder pressure from the christian coalition, are writing a law against it The Dems have agreed to back the law if it includes earmarks to provide counseling services for dis-located young men.
The Republicans,umder pressure from the christian coalition, are writing a law against it The Dems have agreed to back the law if it includes earmarks to provide counseling services for dis-located young men.
