Age Differences In Relationships?

The Fear

The Fear

A Wise Man (once sat next to him)
Does age difference really matter?

What is the limit do you think?

Obviously Stephen Fry (57) has recently married a 27 year old. Does it matter more in straight or gay relationships or just the same?

Just thinking with straight couples quite often that leads to breading rug rats, obviously with gay couples, unless adopted etc, it doesn't.

Might be straying more into the gay/straight question rather than the intention of my question really.

Does age difference matter in a relationship?

Often read that younger ladies go for rich successful men due to natural instinct of having someone who can look after and protect (like back to ancient times when you'd try to partner up with the best hunter etc, who can help you survive)

For me youth is beauty, but then surely as you mature, it is more than just beauty and also down to compatibility. Plenty of girls in their 20's who I'd die for looks wise, but going to clubs etc that they would be into would fill me with dread.

Think the old French 'measurement' was something like half your age + 7

So a 30 year for me then!
 
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As long as it isn't affecting me, people can do as they want. I think it can over long term but eh people just get divorced today
 
I cannot see a woman in her early 40s being in the least interested in me, the main reason being I have no money.
 
Half my age + 7 is 25. I guess it really would depend on the person but I think I'd struggle to find things in common with someone 11 years younger than me.

If it works for Stephen Fry and yer man, fair enough but it did strike me a bit like Hugh Heffner and all those bimbos or that twat who married Anna Nicole Smith.
 
I'm 43, I generally say that I would be unintersted in most women under 30 and all women under 25 (appart from the physical aspect, obviously) but it is very individual. I grew up with neighbours with a 17 year difference and they always seemed very well suited to each other. Sadly this resulted in him dieing a good while before her leaving her alone for about 20 years but this is something she will have, no doubt, expected from the time they got together.

When I see women on TV that I could be more interested in than just their beautiful youth, they are generally over 35 and often over 40. Beauty only gets you so far.

 
I think it doesn't really matter but more so the couple and how they get on, some people am maturer than others, plus i have always had a thing for Helen Mirren so f*ck off trying to tell me i wouldn't be able to go with her!! ;)
 
I think your idea of what is attractive changes as you get older. What I see has attractive now I wouldn't have in my 20's. Part of the natural cycle of getting older
 
I have no issues at all with large age gaps in relationships as long as people are happy. I wouldn't like(not saying I wouldn't do it) to enter into a long term relationship with anyone too young, or too old myself due to differences in general tastes.
 
My partner is 7 years younger. I don't notice the age difference.

My ex was 5 years older and I did. I was younger then but no younger than my partner was when we met.

I guess it depends on the individuals.

My partner is half my age plus 10.

Work that one out.
 
BBJ - 25/2/2015 15:19

I cannot see a woman in her early 40s being in the least interested in me, the main reason being I have no money.
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For me age is no concern !!!
Now if she's not in season ...... We have a problem .
 
Mrs Pride is 20 years younger than me....... you could probably guess that from our wedding photos.....Lol

Neither of us has a problem with the age gap.
 
Pride of Lions - 26/2/2015 00:46

Mrs Pride is 20 years younger than me....... you could probably guess that from our wedding photos.....Lol

Neither of us has a problem with the age gap.
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There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle, POL.
 
I don't think age makes a difference.

My other half is 40, and she's still as annoying as any 21 year old.
 
My wife is 7 years younger than me , and we have been married coming up to 24 years , and not once have I thought the age gap was an issue.

Depends more on compatibility I suppose.
 
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