May - December relationships

@dawnald (85135)
Shingle Springs, California
June 6, 2008 7:23pm CST
Nope, not talking about older men, younger women, the other way around.... I know they can work, I know a few that have, but... At what age difference (5 years, 10 years, 20 years, more) do you think the woman needs to have a healthy skepticism as to whether the man is sincere?
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7 responses
• Nigeria
7 Jun 08
Deliberate cautiousness as to sincerety of either couple is some time healthy in a relationship. so does love and affection. the combination of all these make the couple great.
@nanayangel (7879)
• Philippines
7 Jun 08
Hi there Dawnald! I think that aside from the age, women should always took extra caution with men, where their sincerity is concerned always. Especially when the women are rich and influential.
• United States
7 Jun 08
One of my coworkers, who is also a long time acquaintence is getting married soon. She is 10 years older than her fiance. She has never been happier. I haven't met this man who has brought so much joy to her. He must be wonderful because she is walking on air.
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@Kaeli72 (1229)
• United States
7 Jun 08
I've had men my age where while the dating scene was happening, he promised me the sun, moon and stars. But, as soon as the ring gets exchanged and the name changed, he changes into some control freak without a heart for children or women in general. What was wrong that I was constantly running my life in a wheel? I didn't need this crud, neither did my children. What I needed was a man who would not change me and would know from day one that the children were more important than him. I found one...before I met my ex. He is a young man...12 years younger but so much more mature than the other a-wholes I've been with (yes, mispelled). The man has more common sense, but he knows no matter how much we love eachother, if we find out that he is not the best thing for the children, he'll step aside and slip out of sight. How many men would do that? So, it's not the age that is a factor in this question, it's the individual.
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@acevivx (1566)
• Philippines
7 Jun 08
10 years at the most. 20 years...well that would be stretching it too far. A relationship is not only mental or spiritual. It is also and needs a physical aspect and 20 years age difference might be too wide a gap especially if you're 40 and he's 20 or 60 as against 40 although some men have an oedipus complex but would you like that?
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@adrico (204)
• China
7 Jun 08
well,i don't think the ture love can make us doubt that whether couples being sincere to each other.you know,i've make a similar discussion and most friends from mylot thought the true love was not related to social problem,ecomical,and age,ect..i really agree with them..hehe
• Canada
7 Jun 08
I don't think age should define that at all. I think that people can be honourable or dishonourable, regardless of the age difference. The funny thing is that my mother is twelve years older than my step-dad, and I am 35 years younger than my usband. ;-) My husband is actually three years older than my parents, and my step-father was only 9 years old the first time my moher got married (she was twenty-one). We have an interesting family. LOL
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