no,distance. has nothing to do with a real love,but lust yea.

Age doesnt matter and distance as well what u need to work on in relationship is trust and undertsading if u are in a relationship and u don't have what have mentioned above your relationship will be sinking gradually like that of titanic yatch lolz

the younger the woman, the farther i'll travel...

seriously, you don't know a person until you have spent time together, live and in person. it all might read and sound good but it isn't the same. kinda like texting - it's insulating and time delayed.

and even if you have found love, distance is hard on a relationship. ask any joe who got deployed for a year or two and he'll tell ya.

aaaaa ya. who wants to date someone thats twice there age or liver 10.000 miles away.

Distance matters to me and I would certainly need to spend some time actually with someone before I could call it love. I don't let myself get too carried away with those feelings and fantasies when it's just someone on the internet that I don't know that I'm ever going to meet. That's not all about lust and in fact, I think that it's more the other way around. You need the actually dating before it hits you that a relationship is real. Up to that point, at most all that you have is an infatuation.

I think that age is more of a personal preference thing. That, or it's about compatibility, which is almost the same thing. I don't usually go for older women and if I did I would want one that was youthful. I just wouldn't go looking for older women on a dating site where the age number is one of the first things that you see but I've met older women in the real world that I found atractive. Had a really awful date with an older woman once and that put me off doing that again a bit. Meeting someone and finding that they are just a daft young lassie I can handle but if a woman is old and boring, she's got nothing that I'm interested in.

To those who choose to allow those things to matter, they will; to those who do not choose to allow those things to matter, they won't.

You guys are correct love knows no bound age wise distance what ever you can think of.

I tried a LDR twice, both times it mattered because life happened...That's the problem with long distance romance, you run the risk of not being able to carry out plans to permanently unite when things that have nothing to do with your feelings for each other interfere...The only thing I would say about it is "enter at your own risk" because the chance for heartbreak is very real...

A big age difference either way will not stop me if I am attracted to the "essence" of a man...I don't understand why or even how some people can place age boundaries on falling in love ....Even when you consider all the things that "could" happened in the future if you go much younger or much older, it doesn't stop the chemistry or feelings that are happening in the present...Closing the door on the possibility of finding true love with someone who is older or younger than me is not something I am willing to do at this point in my life, but I do accept and understand why or how that could change in later years....

Real sugguestment

If you end up talking to a potential date, I think you should ask them if they're willing to be in a long distance relationship, beecause it's no good just hoping they might. Be sure they want to do long distance, so that it isn't a let down if you later find out they can't afford to get flights all of the time. The super rich have it easier. They CAN afford to get a plane every other day. Some of us are really struggling to get by as it is, without worrying about when the next flight is available. Good luck, but it isn't for the faint-hearted. Also may not be as much of a problem, if you can both handle not being physical with a lover for a long time. It can be a big ask. Talk it through first.

They do, to an extent.

I agree with the above post. It don't matter as long as you love and trust each other, LDR doesn't work for everyone though, but it can and has worked for many :)

And as for age, no, as long as you are both conceting adults who are old enough to know what you are doing, age doesn't matter as long as you both are loyal and loving to one another and also trust each other.

If she doesn't mind going out on a date on my big wheel then all is well.

I agree with dreamerana age is not expected to be a problem if the parties invulves are matures in their thoughts but distance sometime will make your love feel helpless cos their are times when u just need ur partner to hug you and tell you its ok it will all be fine. That's one part distance can't give. But if u can work it out its better

Some good points made about LDR to those thinking about having one.

Long distance not for me or for most, I want be with the one I love everyday.

Okay Ive had my fair share of LDRS meeting two incredible women from this very site. Hear is what I learned. LDR's are tough mentally, physically, and financially. I won't tell anyone not to pursue happiness. I will say be prepared and understand what you are going to be putting yourself through by not actually being there with the other person. Like the emotional and mental stress of not knowing what they are really doing while you're not there. Being there for a short amount of time then having to say goodbye. The jetlag time changes and time it takes getting used to changing back and forth. Last but not least is financially. Traveling is expensive in many many ways. But if people can work through it more power too them.

And thus ends another long winded rant by your friendly neighborhood Lionsbrew. Tune in next rant for........

Climate is another big factor with me. I can only handle so much hot weather, before I end up feeling ill. I once asked my grandad if he thought I'd survive in any hot country, he shook his head. I can see his point. Safety first. My grandad is a keen traveller, so he knows his stuff. He said I'd be better equipped for countries that have more cooler temperatures. So no boiling weather for ME. .

I don't believe age is a ruling factor so much as the distance. Most people have a need for physical affection other than sexual, and long distance doesn't afford that. But if a pair of people find they truly are comparable and began to care about one another, it is possible for one of the payout to relocate in order for them to be together. There is no rule that says they couldn't each make an effort to meet in the middle of the distance between for a weekend together to see if chemistry exists and there is truly a possibility of a relationship working. Unfortunately for some reason, most people don't wish to put it that effort or expense to check out out; it's probably their loss though because they could be missing out on the opportunity to meet the person that might be exactly who they were looking for.
See, I would be willing to do that just to know i didn't miss the person is spent years looking and looking for. Why not?

Distance is not a barrier

Love conquers all..