Age differences

[goldnlocket]

Do you think it's acceptable for women in their 20's to be dating 30somethings? Is 24 and 34 to much of a difference? I always assume that women in their 30's have their "ish" together, but it's not always the case, due to some unfortunate event some of them are earning pennies with their minimum wage job, so I could see why they could have

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[nathalieweasley]

For a while (until her relationship was confirmed), I was talking to someone who was 34 (at the time I was 21). We appeared to be emotionally at the same place (the relationship she was and still is in is a new one and she doesn't appear to settling down anytime soon) and I'd like to think of myself as emotionally mature :P. However, we didn't actually date AND both family and friends kept warning me off her because, they said, she was was at a different place in her life regardless of what we both said to each other. Sidenote, we kept jokingly mentioning each other's ages; it was definitely something that we were both aware of and would have had to be discussed had we actually dated. I still am open to dating someone older. To me, it's more about individual compatibility than a particular descriptor though it should be discussed. Hope this helps?

[tarakins42]

I really do think that age is just a number and it depends solely on the individual!

[pony_rocks]

Exactly.
My wife was 25 when we started dating, I was 16. After 15 years we are still happily together. It's just about who you are, not how old you are.

[ninaofthevalley]

I'm so happy it turned out so well for you ^^ Did you and your partner get a lot of criticism due to your ages?

[pony_rocks]

Thanks!
To be honest, we received almost no age-related criticism at all. Some people suggested we did not match personality-wise, but while there are indeed some differences, we are in fact eerily similar when it comes to the most important matters. :D

[goblinhipster]

Eh, I think that as people get older, age difference becomes less and less of a big deal. 24 and 34 doesn't sound like too much of a difference to me.

[shorti_08]

I think age matters when you're in your early twenties and younger, mainly because there's a lot you will experience but haven't yet. But later it matters less.

Nothing to do with age but if you haven't properly left home, or held down a full-time job, or somehow learned to be independent of your parents, or been responsible at least for yourself, then you're still a child in my mind. But I know 18 year-olds who far exceed 20-somethings in maturity.

[storybox]

I'm 24 and my girlfriend is 28 which I suppose is not really the same as what you're asking, but I never thought of age as a big deal. I think it's more common than you'd think. :)