Age Difference In Dating: Does it matter?

There are some people who are attracted to members of the opposite sex that have a significant age difference from them. For one reason or another they may prefer dating someone that is either younger or older. To be honest this may not have a bearing on a person in the giddy days of when you first meet someone and suddenly there is the “click factor” that you get on with this person.

Through personal experience is that I have friend who was in their twenties and met someone who was in their mid forties.  She was just swept off her feet at the time and much to the amazement of her family and friends married this man. The age difference in dating did not seem apparent at the time but now twenty years later it certainly makes a huge difference.

Age difference in dating – matters later on:

The children have grown up with people mistakenly thinking their father was in fact their grandfather picking them up from school and this embarrassed them when the question were asked time and time again.  And now it is my friend that needs to go back to work as her partner has all the moans and groans that an older person has and can no longer work.

The silver fox that he was when they were courting is now bald with many medical problems that require medication to control.  This has left him not able to maintain an erection meaning that although she is now only in her forties there is no sex life that she enjoyed when her partner was younger and this has been like this for many years now.

The children that they have reared together he clashes with as teenagers as there is virtually not one or two generations under the same roof there are three generations under the same roof, which causes turmoil when everything annoys my friends ageing partner who doesn’t like to be disturbed when he retires to bed by 8.30pm at night.

Don’t get me wrong the attraction was very strong at the beginning and I have just pointed out what I have seen and witnessed for myself and I want to point out that sometimes people only think of the moment they don’t think what will it be like in twenty years time with this person.

I think that in most cases, women are attracted to older men. This may be due to the fact that women mature at a younger age than men. In order for women to date a guy that is as mature as they are, they have to resort to older men.

The women enjoy having a relationship with them and it all works out fine for both people some of the time. However, for some women having a mate that is less mature is almost like having a child. They see themselves virtually having to mother their partner. People want the compatibility on an even keel. Again, this is all a matter of personal preference.

On the other hand you have men who also have attractions and relationships with females that are a different age than them. For them the reasons are just as diversified. Men may seek an older or younger woman depending on their preference. They may also look for someone that is around the same age.

There are many men that are less mature like to find a woman that is closer to their maturity level. In this situation, they would most often date a woman that is younger than them. This way it would help them to feel that they are fulfilling their role as the man of the relationship.

There are some people that age has no influence on them at all. They purely date people based on their attraction or traits that they are looking for. They are compatible with a person and want to spend time with them. There are times that they will not even know how old the person that they are talking with is for a period of time. These people are not worried about age.

These people are sometimes the happiest and in some cases have the best relationships. This is due to the fact that they are not into trivial things and they are really looking for personality and internal traits. They are not worried about looks, age, or other trivial factors.

Just as every person is different. There may be a chance that you too may have to date people of different ages to determine what is best for you. And think of what would it mean if I was to go into a longer term relationship, and how would that change in ten, twenty years time when that person is then a lot older physically and mentally.  The age difference in dating is only something you can decide if that is the sort of relationship you would be prepared to undertake on a long term basis.