Leight...

I believe you to be a wise philosopher in guise ?

I believe every man should be trained at least once in his lifetime!! Maybe it's a bit like a driving test and something that should be done often just to makes sure you haven't forgotten how?

Yup - Every now & then, I get inside my car & have to remind myself where each gear is on my stick.

I think that a lot of people disapprove of older guys going with younger women actually. Makes me a dirty old man that just wants a plaything, or it's a bit more sinister than that and it's about training or control. Well, if I tell a bloke that I've been dating women almost half my age it makes me a bit of a hero and they think that the girls must be nymphos. To be fair, I suppose it's me boasting and saying that they're nymphos.

But seriously, it's just different. They tend not to argue with me or try to boss me about but I don't want arguments or to boss them about either, so it can be about equal respect like that. I've been getting to know a girl that I met recently that's much younger than I am and I do most of the talking and she listens and that's rather flattering. I'm kind of a storyteller anyway and at my age I've got plenty of life experiences to talk about. I listen to a lot of old music and she says that she likes it and that's nice and somebody older would probably be more set in their ways and either already like the stuff that I like or not like it and keep asking me to put something else on instead that I'm not into.

I've tried dating older women and women that I didn't have much of an age gap with and that didn't work out too well. My older ex girlfriend even told me that I needed to get a younger woman and that was when I was trying to make it work and saying that I wanted to be with her. She was definetely trying to train me and I didn't really care for having my girlfriend acting like she was my mother but I tried to listen and take on board things that she said to me about how to treat a woman. I've had about enough of that now and I did feel that it was an abusive relationship at the time. Now what I want is somebody that does actually respect me and that isn't going to nag me all the bloody time and start arguments. It's not about me wanting an unequal relationship where I have all of the power. I just don't want it to be about that at all and I actually find it easier to love and respect a woman when she's just being a sweet little thing and giving me respect.

What I do is to look for women that I have enough in common with in terms of lifestyle and that can easily be a girl in her twenties. At this point that isn't really my ex girlfriend (who has become like an old woman now) and it is a girl in her twenties. It doesn't really bother me what society thinks about that and I'm not really looking for my family's approval either. Of course they're going to think that she's too young for me but they don't really get a say in that and they're just concerned about me.

younger or older; trainer or trainee
I personally think it's who wants to be with you and who you want to be with! involved with an older man and a younger man (but not a the same time of course hehehe).. sadly both are R E A L L Y BAD .. no need to elaborate!
Respect, Trust, Love a must in a relationship in my opinion

I think anything is acceptable in this day and age but I would never date a younger guy. Way too immature.

^ Some youth has an old soul. Never close your heart to possibilities my love! We are all kids. ;)

Of course its acceptable, as long as both parties are of legal age.

If you are talking tome; I disagree. On this site; I have read many posts here of people saying they would only date younger people; but within 6 months; they came back on here and said never again. I can tell by talking with these guys that they care nothing for me and only want to use me. Sorry but at my age; I am not a stupid person and I see right through these jerks and it takes me a few minutes to get a feel of the situation. My instincts are bang on.

He is right ... some do not consider a age difference as being a issue I might take a guess the man most always goes younger... and some women are cougars... always up to the individual ...