Personally, I'd rather grow old WITH someone, not BECAUSE of them.

I only date men in their 40's I dont have time for men my age or men even younger.........been there done that and dont want to do it again............

19? "Girl" friend? Sorry, but . . . at your age maybe you should look for "older" so you realize ain't much at 19 male or female - well, other than the obvious. JMO

I guess I put a limit to dating someone who is 10-15 years my senior or junior. Beyond that, I think there may be too much gap. I guess it's more my preference... but I just can't see myself dating someone who's around my son's age.

Creeps me out, to be honest.

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I'm in the same weight class I was in when I was 16. Obesity of youth my anal cavity. That's a rationalization. As for the term sedentary. That word wasn't used often 20 years ago. We called it being lazy a$$. There are many excuses given to people instead of just saying it's a problem, I'm responsible for it, and it's up to me to fix it.
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I have had many tell me I could be their dad,,,and I have had to tell many that I could be THEIR grandpa.....lol

And it all really comes down to what EACH person SEE'S and FEELS about their other..
If THEIR GOOD with life and love.
Then everyone around then should accept it and feel good about them also.

Age is a very SMALL thing for EACH to have issues with.
But to even first bring that into a conversation after dating already..
I would think that THEY were not as comfortable with them as they had thought?

See, that's what I can appreciate. Not a prejudice, but a choice. I personally prefer women in the mid to late 30s because they seem to have everything except the total disillusionment, but that's experience & choice not prejudicial sentiment. I won't rule out 40s (hot), 50s or 60s, but experience has taught me, not some social standard.

regardless of what I'd like to believe...it WAS sort of weird when I found out a guy I dated this summer was 14 years younger. His best friend's dad and I sit in a business meeting together every week...that kinda took the edge off of the 'it's not weird' ideal.

I agree. There is no excuse. I get my ass on a treadmill every dam day. Sometimes I don’t want to do it but I know it’s healthy for me.

its not an excuse, its an observation..its become acceptable to be obese, in a large scale view...
I personally thinks its both disgusting and sad....
but there are a number of things now acceptable that are, to me, disgusting and sad...

I know. I wasnt arguing. Just mentioning that I realize that if Im not part of the solution, I will be part of the problem. Anyway its

well if you are looking for a good relationship you should have things in common. I am looking in the age range of 35 to 45 and im 40. thats just realistic thats all. i am starting to notice though some of these 40 something ladies may really be 50 something...lol
I care cause i feel uncomfortable dating someone thats not my age either way! My daughter is 17 so how do i explain to her that dad is dating someone 20 something? I also dont want someone close to retirement, this isnt descrimination just realistic, besides would you date a woman 66 or is this just you want to date a woman 46?

2 miles a day minimum...95% consistent...

I was told once that dating someone younger could be fatal.
If she dies, she dies.

Cool. I’m up to about 8 miles a day now plus I do incline. I suffer from OCD though when it comes to fitness. I love that treadmill. Those things are great. My legs are like spring traps now.

To me age is just another way of measuring wisdom and experience. Yes I still do prefer to date women younger than me. When the age diff is so great that we do not see eye to eye then yes its a problem.
Im 54,, anyone under 40 is pretty much out of my comfort zone.

i love the old fashion way its the most uplifting feeling in the world to run!

Buying an elliptical next weekend...(use that 2-3 times a week at the hotel gyms) cuz
dang cholesterol went UP this year despite my OCD (I get it!) fitness focus and a 33# loss last year...but I'm determined to live FOREVER!

i think thats reasonable and 54 to 40 is a large difference but not much difference in maturity so its just a judgement call. i met a 29 year old and its a bit much but she is really cool so i dont know it just depends.

Excercise?
Diet?

Oh hell no! That's entirely too much work! Can't I just be naturally of normal weight and health in spite of my extremely poor diet and let many hate me for it?