Ive heard both sides...younger people tend to be headstrong, impatient, and full of pride (or chit, however you look at it..)..older people tend to be more set in their ways, resistant to change...(possibly full of chit, too?)

So...assuming a relatively healthy ratio of age : maturity...

Do you think you are more able to adjust to a partner now, or when you were younger?

Are you more inclined to give into/indulge a partner who is older, younger, or same age?

Or is age not a factor...

Younger or same age? Been there, done that, had the t-shirt. Blech.

I always found those older than me more appealing. And although age doesn't necessarily equate to wisdom, the likelihood is certainly higher, which I like.

I used to think age was a factor, glad I was wrong.

Just to be fair to the question at hand...

Money is not the issue...there are young professionals that rake up higher incomes and are more business savvy than more distinguished counterparts...

A lot of times, younger people also tend to be more eager to learn things, are more impressionable (easier to train, some would say)...whilst older are more understanding of various situations...

The question is more on differences in age, per se...how much more patient are you in relationships now compared to when you were younger...and how are you in dealing with being in a relationship with those either younger or older than you...?

Well no. It just depends who is in my life at the time.

what do ya mean give into


I tend to be interested in those close to my age

I'm definitely much more laid back than when I was younger. I wouldn't change who I am for anyone or want them to change for me, but I'm willing comprise a lot more now.

Finally...someone got the question.

Age, usually, develops wisdom. Wisdom comes from experience within life. As we age we obtain wisdom but unfortunately we have baggage that comes along with that wisdom. Most will deny this but as we age men and women trust each other less and less. There's a lot of window shopping but few trust the opposite sex enough to respond because of bad memories.

I've been on here for a number of years and the one comment that seems to appear a lot is the older we get the fewer responses we get to date inquiries we send out. Speaking from the standpoint of a man if a woman does respond it seems like a job interview. If they don't respond there is more to this than "they didn't like your looks or profile". Within the forums younger men and women don't complain about this reaction like older members.

Most older divorced individuals say they're over their negative feelings and baggage. But when one reads their forum comments you can read between the lines that it's there. Those who are younger can see it very easily but we who are older have convinced ourself that this isn't true.

This unconscious baggage we, sometimes, call wisdom.

When I was in high school I remember older divorced people who denied they were bitter but when the groups of divorced men or women would talk I could perceive their hurt feelings. Most of them never found someone and passed away with this baggage still with them.

The question is: can we learn from history or will we repeat our parents mistakes and experience the same loneliness?

Hey whats up everyone ?

Hey whats up everyone ?

and theres the youngens chimen in for ya,,,

Your response is something for me to ponder on...

Thank you...

I much less lenient than when I was younger
less likely to over look bad behavior

I will over look a lot of things now because with most things you need to understand the whole picture. There are reasons why people do what they do.

I am not that black and white type of person I used to be
I look back now I feel sorry for anyone who I spoke to. Gosh I was a bit ruthless. Lol show no mercy, don't mess with me attitude.
Education and experience does change you.

I think when I was younger I was actually more willing to compromise than I am now,

I would compromise on any and everything, losing myself along the way


Now it's not so much that I'm unwilling to compromise, it's just now I know myself better so there are a few key issues I'm less flexible on...and knowing what those issues are for me allows me to 'not sweat the small stuff'

So we were full of chit when we were younger compared to now....

But yes, i like to think i am more considerate and flexible now than i used to be, knowing some things can be achieved in more ways than one....admittedly, there are certain things i would not want to compromise...im pretty much more self aware of what those things are now than when i was younger...

Im thinking, considering experience or lack thereof...id have a firmer say in what i want when dealing with younger peeps....and id probably give way more to older ones...

Not sure if the difference in this matter is affected by gender, tho...

Well, at my age, with my income and looks, I just can't be too picky.

Yep I like her

You know she's a satanist who eats raw pidgeons, so what is it about her you like?

She's breath'in, always a turn on...don't like those other kind..ewww

Not even a little bit of doubt about my answer to this. I am older and more decisive about what I can and will tolerate and so if the person is not in those ranges I don't even bother. I don't see hurting the other person or wasting their time or mine.

On any side we are full of chit, lol.

I think I was more willing to adjust to compromise before, and was a lot more patient, too.

Now, I am much more in accordance with myself, know my needs and although I am still very able to adjust and compromise (although there are some basic issues I can�t make any compromises), I�ll do it only if I see that the other side is willing to do the same. I won�t be alone in it anymore.

As for the partners, I prefare older than me. But if I would meet someone younger, with whome we can be in harmony, I am definitelly not against it. Maturity is not only in age (although most time it is), but in kind of life experiences and in the way we deal with them.