I feel that, mentally, some people make the whole age thing more than it is. Common sense tells you that if you are way older than a potential mate then your chances of a successful relationship are very low. Not saying they can't work. It's just that most don't. I don't care how hot or sexy that 24 year old looks to you.....they are the devil!

fact is.. they don't work out. Yes, the sex may be great.. for awhile. But a relationship is not built on sex, if it is ,it is doomed.

If that is all you are interested in.. then fine, ride that wave.. but it will end.

seek people who you have something in common with.. like a generation.. and you will be more content

Well said. I feel the same way.

Age matters Depends on what the intentions are... causal sex, as long as there is an attraction I could care less about age

I am friends with a couple in my community who are 55 and 30. They have been married for about 5 years and get along great. They literally spoil each other. Here's the kicker you wouldn't expect - he is the one who is 30.

I think it sad that people whom choose to marry despite an age difference find themselves vilified by some in society for no other reason than their age differences. I say "Live and let live", people make their own choices, and there are more important things to consider than age difference in a marriage partnership in my opinion. If I believed a person was right for me, and they believed I was right for them and we were both free to marry, if there was an age difference it would not matter to us.

I have no friends in this site, I hope to have found someone here ohwell

I'm24 years and to me i prefer to date a man ""30 to 38 cause they are matured enough to take care of a woman

That is where the 'just a number' train of thought comes from I think

and it is accurate,, it is really more about compatibility than age specifically

once someone is 'grown' biological age doesn't change that,,,I agree in that much

but even as grown people , we have different general experiences and priorities,, a parent may have different priorities than a childless person, a single parent may have different experience and priorities than a married person , a person with young children , different than one with grown,,,and so on and so forth


If we are going to grow 'as one' with that person in a commitment, it helps to be starting off on similar ground,,so

its probably just EASIER and more likely to find compatibility with those who are at a similar biological age, but that is only in general so there are obviously any number of exceptions that can be and have been found

The age thing again? I go 5 yrs one way or another. Some don't care about age. Some so. Preference...deal

Absolutely chemistry and compatibility!!!

age is not really just a number ....but there are times you meet someone maybe older or younger, but what the person. rings to the table you really have to eat......

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I used to say age is just a number but based on a last relationship, I have changed my view on that sort of. It's complicated for me; I dated a girl 20 years younger. Longest relationship I ever had actually. Problem wasn't intelligence, she had that. Wasn't maturity (for the most part), she had that. It was the lack of certain life experiences. When things get tough, you need someone who can keep up with you and not make mistakes you've already learned from.

Contrast this with the girl I dated after her who was only a few years younger than me. She had probably too much life experience. Her problem is she was as dumb as a box of rocks. These experiences tell me two things; 1. everyone is different regardless of age and 2. I suck at picking them LOL.

I generally could give a flip about the age of two consenting adults being together as long as they leave me out of it.

The fly in that deal is I can not think of a single instance where these couples do NOT spill their drama over into everyone else's lives who surround them.

And I am soooooooooh tired of having these couples or people who want to be that kind of couple just have to bawl like a calf in a rainstorm if you say you do not want to hear it.

I think from a third to half of the people I have blocked are people who just will not accept a "No thanks." Even after repeated "No thanks".
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only dates men between ages of 30 and 40

Some interesting (and entertaining!) posts here. Everyone has their own preferences; for some age difference doesn't matter, for others it is a bigger deal.
Personally, I was a late bloomer, as they say. Didn't have my first girlfriend until I was nearly 26.By the time I hit my stride, I found most of my female contemporaries were already attached, married , divorced /separated and almost all had children. Most were looking for security I could not give them (took me a LONG time to realise that!) and so I find myself on my own now, at 45 and wanting to father a child. And when I come across women my own age bracket they have usually already been there.
I also realised a few years ago that I'm more attracted to much younger females; say 18-25. It just turned out that that's how I feel. (I know, wanting to be a dad and attraction to young women ... It's hotwired into us makes) . So here I am. I have a lot of great female friends who are my own age and they're smart and happily married lol. What I'm looking for is difficult, I readily admit. To some people, strange or some kind of mid-life crisis. Hopefully, I'll find her out there.

I for one am a man that loves older women. I find them irresistible. Women between the ages of 45 and 60 are my thing

oooooh another never married guy from England.
Lots of 18-25 gorgeous young ladies here wanting to have lots and lots of beautiful babies... how many would you like?... I meant kids of course :D

Welcome to M2 and good luck in your search.

while that may be so I'm just not attracted to ladies in that age range. I'd rather have my eye on someone like you...thnx by the way