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Posted: 3/2/2007 6:00:30 PM | ^^^ Touche archeangel too many of them around this pond... Wish we could have a personality or twin personality test rather than just a profile on which any loser can put up their profile But at my age...Younger guys do it for me.. They try harder...But god I have a date with an older HOT guy (So rare here) coming up....I'm looking forward to it... He's only a couple years older so and you wouldn't guess he was older as hes so young at heart and has the body of a greek god... not saying greeks are gods.. my ex was a geek.. Opps i mean greekeww...Just an expression!!! I am finally taking the plunge and going to try these older guys out and see whats changed since I was alot younger and dated older guys 
Starr
and thursday night wing night starts in 2 weeks so watch out e1... just set it up today.. it will be posted soon Hope you all show up
   
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Posted: 3/2/2007 10:36:51 PM | | Not so much age diffderence as experience difference. Lots of types of peeps in the pond. Cast -out your lines and hope you get lucky. Whether it be finding that special someone or just a really good friend. Some people can really change over time. I was a freebird till 30,then an.......no just a average guy who needs to be appreciated for who he is but remember where I've been too. You can look and/or act young but the experiences help you grow and/or be ready to do better. | |
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Posted: 3/3/2007 9:47:15 AM | well I think I am a little bit of a hypocrite....I like them younger....always have. But anytime I settle its generally with someone within 2 years of my age or.....about fifteen years older.
my basic rule is......old enough to get in the bar in BC.....old enough to get in bed with me. | |
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| Age difference....
Posted: 3/23/2007 10:52:25 PM | | What matters to me is a love of life, an interest in the the world and involvement. I am open to 40 to 70. I've met a few almost 70 year olds who have the grace and wisdom I enjoy and then again younger men have an energy that I also enjoy . As a single woman I am open to the possibilties of the 30 year span on my profile. My daughter is dating a man almost 50! It took me a while to accept that...but I do and see how happy they are together. | |
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Posted: 3/24/2007 12:15:28 AM | | My age range range has always been 10 years either way from my own.. But have dated some a lot younger for their umm, brains, yeah that's it, and some way older just because of life experience... I guess it just depends on the person... | |
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Posted: 3/24/2007 12:19:19 AM | | Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened? | |
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Posted: 3/24/2007 4:49:50 PM | | I am interested in someone who is 16 years younger... but I am afraid of going there so I probably won't | |
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Posted: 3/24/2007 6:03:33 PM | | As long as they're legal......no but really, it all depends on the attitude...if the person's attitude appeals to me, that's the most important thing...I'd take 35 and fun over 21 and jaded and angry any day | |
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Posted: 3/24/2007 6:38:36 PM | I enjoy older then. Some people think its grose but I do like them older. I dont find that age makes a difference at all as long as you like the person and get along thats all that matters. My ex - still friends- is 39 which, is alot older then i am*20 yrs* but, we get along great and have such a great time together that it doesn't really matter the age diff. I dont like to date men my age because i find that they are a bit to inmature for me and they dont exactly know what they want.
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Posted: 3/24/2007 6:44:51 PM | | I think that for a long term relationship you have to be in the same generation. You need to communicate with your mate in all manner of ways - verbal, body language and experience. All of these change between generations, and trying to bridge an age / cultural gap puts extra strain on a relationship. I find that it is tough enough to communicate between a man and a women, I don't need extra hurdle. Course, opposites attract - maybe they need something to talk about / explain to each other ? | |
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Posted: 3/25/2007 10:48:59 AM | In the last 10 y ears, most of my girlfriends have been 1 or 2 years older than me.
My biggest issue right now, for the age of the woman, is i'm 37 and would like to have at least 1 kid with my future mate so I need to try and focus more on someone younger. | |
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Posted: 3/25/2007 11:21:35 AM | ^^^^I hear you, brother.
In my case it is much more simple. I see no kids in my future but for grandkids or maybe hers. As long the two of us are compatible, have fun together, share mutual restect for each others, age is not an issue.
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Posted: 3/25/2007 11:34:40 AM | I was married to a lady 18-19 years younger than me and we were together almost 20 years, had two great kids and there never appeared to be a problem with "age" or interests.
Age difference is just that, difference, thats all, if you are compatible and comfortable with it, it is not an issue.
Had to laugh, when I was out with my daughters (they were much younger) and some people would ask them if they were having a good time with grandpa. | |
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Posted: 3/25/2007 12:39:07 PM | | Bah, a 10 year difference in either direction is ok I suppose but it really comes down to maturity level. I know a few people my own age that act like they're 5 and a few in their early 20's that have the wisdom and maturity level of a 50 year old. | |
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Posted: 3/25/2007 1:48:47 PM | I recently had an age difference experience... here's the story.
I was dating a girl that was 20, and I'm 27... but we hit it off right off the bat. She was very mature, knew what she wanted in life, and was working towards it. I admired her... and I still do. However, she is in her last year of university, and she wants to travel, and possibly live overseas once she graduates. I am not in a position to be able to accompany her, which really sucks. So before things got really serious (though there were already a great deal of feelings there) we ended it. I guess it's better to end things when we did, than to postpone the inevitable.
That being said, I don't think that age plays a factor. I think it is more of where the person is in their life. As in my case, I have done things I want to do, and I was in a position where I was ready to settle down. She was not. Just bad timing for us. | |
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Posted: 3/25/2007 6:03:13 PM | someone who is 16 years older ......
I anticipate a great future once I receive the Insurance $$$... & other assets | |
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Posted: 3/27/2007 4:59:39 PM | | honestly... age doesnt really matter to me for the most part ive dated younger... 2-4 years over the over the past couples years.... triend going older. and i can say this much them being older doesnt me that they have sorted themself out one bit. like one of my older excursions.... went downhill.... 3 1/2 yr long.... over bills... she got married 6 months after we broke up.... 2nd older excursion.... i was a fling apparently... and after i started getting stronger feelings towards her a few months down the road.... she went back to her ex and got engaged...and then i was told she was the "LIFE" of a party after that. and the engagement was no longer there.. i dunno if it was me or tthem.... but im dating a wonderful younger girl now 4 years younger than me and after 8 months now she is really mature for being " young and inexperienced" shes probably got more life experience than most people i know.... maybe even myself. all i know is that i make her extremely happy... and she makes me extremely happy. so again i say age isnt a factor .... i think its where the other person and you are mentally .... if your mature your mature and if your not well your not. | |
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Posted: 7/5/2008 11:44:18 PM | | i have friends who, in order to prove they're still a young lion, are in danger of dating people so young that the next step would be carrying around a vial of SPERM | |
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Posted: 8/3/2008 4:30:28 PM | | Although I was married to a woman 7 years my senior when I was 24 I will not go there again! After my divorce at first I dated women 3-10 years younger. Now they are usually between 15 and 25 years younger. I am comfortable with that age range at this point in my life. | |
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Posted: 8/3/2008 4:37:20 PM | ^^^
Now they are usually between 15 and 25 years younger.
... and you are 56? Way to go dude!  | |
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Posted: 8/3/2008 7:25:15 PM | | Well, I thinks its a tough call about what age a person needs to be before we start dating them. I find that because I have kids, that it's more a matter of compatibility than ant thing else. If my son was 13 and I am 47, does that mean I should only include females that are 47 and kids around the same age. Well, no because I started having kids later in life. I met a very nice lady who was 45 and her kids had already left home. I also met a great lady who was 35 who had a 17 year old daughter and a 15 year old son. This person was very well balanced and I could see myself with her as well. I am especially attracted to ladies who are in their 50's though. They can be themselves, know where they are going, where they have been, and those who have looked after themselves are very sexy. In defence of them though, I do have children and that creates challenges. Why would anyone want to start a relationship with someone who has kids when theirs have already left home. So, there you have it. I think in the end, compatibility, similiar interests, experiences, choices, family dynamics, etc.. etc.. makes it very difficult. We all try and do our best, but it not perfect. It's just the way it is. By the way my ex was 6 years younger than I was and we almost made 20 years so, there you have it. | |
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Posted: 8/3/2008 7:26:45 PM | Age does play a role in some degree when looking for a relationship. We have been conscious of age appropriate behaviour, schooling, activities all through lives. I think it's only natural to drift toward someone in your own age group at any time of your life. I can identify with men that grew up with the same music, watched the same shows , went though all the changes in life and living habits as I have etc.......
There is a common ground for making connections with our past , present and future lives. At my age I would definetly be attracted to someone my around own age, but meeting someone partaking in an interest or hobby that I enjoy, sharing good times would not have me checking his drivers license to see how old he is. It's all in the chemisty of two people that matters. | |
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Posted: 8/3/2008 7:28:17 PM | | Well, I thinks its a tough call about what age a person needs to be before we start dating them. I find that because I have kids, that it's more a matter of compatibility than anything else. If my son was 13 and I am 47, does that mean I should only include females that are 47 and kids around the same age. Well, no because I started having kids later in life. I met a very nice lady who was 45 and her kids had already left home. I also met a great lady who was 35 who had a 17 year old daughter and a 15 year old son. This person was very well balanced and I could see myself with her as well. I am especially attracted to ladies who are in their 50's though. They can be themselves, know where they are going, where they have been, and those who have looked after themselves are very sexy. In defence of them though, I do have children and that creates challenges. Why would anyone want to start a relationship with someone who has kids when theirs have already left home. So, there you have it. I think in the end, compatibility, similiar interests, experiences, choices, family dynamics, etc.. etc.. makes it very difficult. We all try and do our best, but it not perfect. It's just the way it is. By the way my ex was 6 years younger than I was and we almost made 20 years so, there you have it. | |
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Posted: 8/3/2008 8:05:44 PM | | As far as the age range of men that I date, I don't think I would date any one more than 4-5 years younger than me or 5-6 years older. This range is important on the lower end because I think that the chances of us having more in common as far as the music we listened to as kids, movies we watched, and general life experiences are greater if the span isn't too big. I've dated men with kids before and I also filled the step-Mom role really well for over 4 years, but it sure hurt when their Dad who was 4 years younger than me, decided to move on with a younger woman when he was finally ready to get his divorce. Ouch!! I had my kids when I was very young. My son and I practically grew up together and now I have three adults who I am so proud of but my life is very quiet and kind of lonely with them gone. As far as older guys go, my kid's Dad is 7 years older than me. That wasn't the reason we broke up. I did have a lot of growing up to do after we divorced though as he had total control over every aspect of our lives. I'm getting another degree soon and nowhere near ready to retire at 48, but I find that a lot of men in their mid-50's are ready to retire and I'm just not there so it wouldn't work for me or them. I want to travel too and will do a bit, but I also want to work for a few years yet. I wonder how a couple of the girls in high school who married men in their 30's and 40's are doing now. I wish I was in touch with more of them so I knew. So...just to sum up, I think that there is a range where it matters. | |
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Posted: 8/17/2008 5:52:39 PM | Good topic.
I will be 30 next month, my ex husband is 43. When we married I was 20 and after 8 years of marriage and 3 kids, the age difference became a bit too much among other factoring issues....
My limit now would be 36 maybe 37. The other thing is some 40 year olds look 50 and others look 35  Luckily my ex did not look anywhere near his age. | |
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