| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 11/22/2007 9:12:13 PM | | dating an older man can be a wonderfull loving and learning experience for many young ladies. i think it's fine and if i had a daughter that wanted to be with someone older i'd see how he treated her and how much she enjoyed being with him before i made any comments. young guys can be selfish and fickle, with sex the utmost on their minds. an older fellow has many more positive issues on his plate and is probably more financially stable and able to take care of her. thumbs up. | |
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 11/22/2007 9:20:44 PM | I THINK I WOULD PERFER AN OLDER MAN THAN A PUPPY.SORRY NOT TRYING TO PISS ANYONE OFF. JUST WOULD RATHER BE TAUGHT THEN HAVE TO TEACH............
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 11/22/2007 9:33:33 PM | | It's all intellect. In the past 5 years I have had a nice relationship with an 18 year old and an 82 year old. They are both brilliant -- and we have similar interest. Might be the UFC-- might be the Van Gogh showing. Sense of humor. Enjoying doing fun things with an intellectually developed and physically attractive human being. Age? Why should I have such a silly criteria interfere with the possibility of a nice relationship? | |
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 11/22/2007 10:15:01 PM | I dated a man 16 years older than me and it has ruined me to want to date younger men. To me personally they seem to be further along in life and for the most part are finished with all the bullshit.
I am not saying that there are not wonderful younger men out there, I am sure there is! | |
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 11/23/2007 6:30:22 AM | | As a person who's spent most of my adult life with a man 18 yrs. older, I say age does matter..........at least in most cases. Eventually, it WILL matter. JMO. | |
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 11/23/2007 7:51:51 AM | It depends if there is an attraction beyond physical and if you have commonalities. Could you see yourself with this person as you mature? Are you on the "same page" in life? i.e. A student with someone much older who is ready to enjoy life/settle down, someone who has children and/or not wanting any vs. someone younger who wants them.........
It can be challenging, but I guess it is possible depending on the people/their circumstances/how genuine their feelings are. | |
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 11/24/2007 12:58:41 AM | Chemistry is almost everything . . !!
I'd have no problem dating someone 22 yrs. younger . .
My Son may not appreciate it . . but he can get his Own Girl . . !! | |
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 11/24/2007 3:40:07 AM | | If it works, great. Consider what makes you happy now compared to your longer term needs. I have passed up much younger women because I figure they would want kids and basically I didn't want to ruin their life. | |
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 11/24/2007 3:48:51 AM | Have only ever dated someone 11yrs older then me ( and that was enough).. if you are into someone age shouldnt have to come into it, i have always been attracted to older men, but older or not, some of them still have a lot of growing up to do
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 11/24/2007 4:25:30 AM | At my age, 22 years older would mean he is 75! Now don't get me wrong, I love working as a caregiver for seniors. My reality is that I want to grow old with someone, not start our relationship with the worry that he may only be looking for a nursemaid.
My parents were 14 years apart in age, with my father being the oldest. They had a pretty solid marriage, with a few bumps along the road, but their union never got to stand the test of time as mom was taken away from us at 45 with cancer. I still have the letter that my maternal grandfather wrote to my dad, in which he rather begrudgingly gave his consent for him to marry my mom. My grandparents had listened to both sides and actually flew here to meet the future son-in-law, before finally realizing that my mother's mind was made up and that my dad made her happy.
To put this into their perspective, my dad was only 12 years younger than they were and so they considered him to be of their generation. | |
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 11/24/2007 12:17:57 PM |
You're a beautiful girl, you can do way better.
vagabond: Better than what??
But im sure dude has money so you should do whatever feels right.
And this? So basically what you're saying, without actually stepping up, is the OP is a gold digger??
Let me get this straight... you just stopped by to throw some back-handed insult to older guys and younger women who want to date them? Thanks for the intelligent insightful input.
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As far as the topic goes, I'd have to agree with about half of you. If there is a connection between the two and some real chemistry is going on, then how can there be anything wrong with it? | |
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 6/23/2008 12:48:13 PM | | There are issues you need to be aware of in a Spring-Fall relationship. But having said that and both love each other, that is ultimately what matters. My first wife is 10 years younger than me. She is 55. I run circles around her. I love her immensely. My aunt's husband was 25 years older and their marriage was awesome. After he passed away, she never got married again until she too passed away. Too many times people are so hung up on age, they still have pictures of their parents in their mind. People live much longer and can be in in good shape if they pay attention. In my case I am 65 and run marathons, play sports, go backpacking and have a great sex life. | |
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 6/23/2008 1:21:58 PM | That he may have one foot in the grave? Just kidding..... but what does it matter what anyone else thinks? What do YOU think of dating someoe that much older than you? If you're okay with it - who cares what I think?
Just my two bits worth.
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 10/18/2008 4:44:25 PM | It's such an individual decision. My ex is 21 years older than me. However, my main influencing family members when I was growing up were my grandparents and my uncles and aunt who were about 12-16 years older than me. I didn't have a sense of what my peers really liked and tagged along with my older relatives, listened to their music, etc. I did hang out with my own age group, but always brought a seriously older perspective to everything. Combine that with getting diagnosed with a serious chronic illness at age 10 and bingo bango, you've got an adult in a kid's body. The ex used to joke that I was born 45-50 years old and he's probably right. Grandma always said I was an "old soul".
I do not get along very well with men my own age. (36) I keep hoping I will age into an age range of men that fit, but so far that's usually 10 to 20 years older than me. With the rare same age person with the same life's experience coming along every once in a while.
So if you are attracted to and attractive to this guy, who cares what everyone else thinks. We aren't in your relationship. | |
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 10/18/2008 5:20:44 PM | | I think he will treat me like a princess! Older men seem to treat younger women much better. Actually I have always dated men that are sometimes much older than myself. | |
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 10/18/2008 6:54:47 PM | | I'm dating a girl now that is 19 (27 years younger than myself). The only people that seem to have an issue with it is middle aged women who haven't taken good care of themselves and young men in their early to mid 20s. But, all that is just sour grapes. | |
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| Dating a man who is 22 years older than me?
Posted: 10/18/2008 9:07:32 PM | As a much older person, I would advise against this. However, they may be exceptions.
The stats say that a couple will have more success if they are within a 3-5 year age range.
I read your profile. nice and straight forward.
You are young, smart and pretty. GO for what you want. | |
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