do you think age gaps in a relationship is a big deal??!!!

Philippines
January 6, 2007 6:42am CST
Yes ur naive if you think your age gaps dont matter.Dey do, but so dol all the other differences in your circumstances and personalities. So, ignoring this issue or any issue, wont work! The more you insist that there arent any problems, the more probably suppressing your concerns for fear that they will sabotage the relationship. Both you and your partner need to honestly and directly face and discuss all the various problems that have or cud emerge around your age difference. Significant age differences between partners can cause serious problems in relationships.. The word "significant" is important here: If your partner is four or five yrs older or younger dan you, it wont make much of a difference.However. your partner is ten or more years older or younger than you, it can cause difficulties depending on your ages and other aspects of your personalities. I've found that age gaps mean less as both partners get older. Now, the good news: A relationship between two people of very different ages can work if both partners avoid falling into the patterns by being aware of them, communicating about their feelings and making agreements that help create an equal and respectful relationship.The more you have in common and the more committed you are to working on the relationship, the better your chances for survival!
3 responses
• Philippines
18 Jan 07
Age gap does matter if your 20 to 30 years older than your partner and vice versa. If it has not affected you, then maybe the society that you are in is the one who is affected with that. Hearing comments from people and all that.
@shorva (923)
• Philippines
6 Jan 07
i've been with my guy for more than 4 yrs. now who's 10 yrs older than i am, i'm very happy, we never fought hard we hardly argue ,and we never did discuss or talk about any problems that we might encounter bec of our age gaps.so ignoring it, i think did work!it really dnt matter to us at all!!!
@James72 (26790)
• Australia
6 Jan 07
I have a slightly different outlook to put here based on experience.... My Fiance is Filipina, I am an Australian/British Citizen. We are only 5 years apart in age but the strange thing is, while I was living just outside of Manila, an absolute majority of people expressed amazement that we were so close together in age! They are so used to seeing the much, much older Western man and the younger Filipina woman. And I have to admit, on pretty much all of my flights in and out of Manila over the last two years, that is mostly what I saw also. If you can make it work with a significant age difference then so be it! Perosnally it sadddens me to see a 60 to 70 year old man with a 20 something lady but who am I to say if they are happy or not? As long as both of their reasons are sincere then good for them..... I do wonder though.