Women Who Dated MUCH Older Men Reveal How A 20+ Year Age Gap Impacted Their Relationship

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“My partner is 24 years older than me, and it’s been awesome. He’s my best friend, and I couldn’t imagine life without him. We have similar interests and lifestyles, so it never feels like our ages are part of the equation.”

“That being said, I’ve also had past relationships with similar age gaps (I have a thing for older men) that didn’t go so well, though I wouldn’t say it was the age difference that caused the issues there necessarily. Some had severe issues, and others just grew apart over time — the kinds of things that can end any relationship.

This isn’t to say that age is never a factor in healthy relationships, mind you. There are absolutely older men who will target and manipulate young women. But it’s also entirely possible to have a normal relationship that just happens to have a large age gap. In my case, all of my past partners (and my current one) were earning similar amounts of money to me and living in similar situations (renting, no children, etc.), so the oft-cited power imbalance concerns have never really come up for us.”

—u/Cynrae