Disenchantedly Yours Posted May 5, 2012 Posted May 5, 2012 If you get along, have fun, who cares about age?? Funny but guys only ever say that when it's him with a younger woman.
zengirl Posted May 5, 2012 Posted May 5, 2012 Funny but guys only ever say that when it's him with a younger woman. My stepfather is quite a bit younger than my mother. Not quite 10 years, but almost. I know other men who are certainly willing to date 10 years or so older and have at times, depending on the women. There are men who fetishize young women, and those are easy to spot, but assuming that's all men is a false generality that's pretty unfair.
TheBigQuestion Posted May 5, 2012 Posted May 5, 2012 (edited) Just an observation. It's really interesting to note how when it comes to famous people, actors, celebrities, etc, this whole "age gap" issue never comes up. For example, Kanye West (34) is dating Kate Upton (19) and no one bats an eyelash. Why should it really be any different for regular people? The world judges famous people more harshly and with more scrutiny, yet unless someone is 50+, the age gap never comes into play. Edited May 5, 2012 by TheBigQuestion
TheBigQuestion Posted May 5, 2012 Posted May 5, 2012 My stepfather is quite a bit younger than my mother. Not quite 10 years, but almost. I know other men who are certainly willing to date 10 years or so older and have at times, depending on the women. There are men who fetishize young women, and those are easy to spot, but assuming that's all men is a false generality that's pretty unfair. Agreed. When I was 23 I had some interest in dating a 32 year old. I found out she was divorced and it became abundantly clear that she wasn't sufficiently past it. If that HAD worked out, I'm sure plenty of people would've looked at me funny, and I think that would have been unfortunate. 1
Disenchantedly Yours Posted May 5, 2012 Posted May 5, 2012 Yeah, it is. Here's why. 1. You presume that all people are capable of processing and learning from life experience equally which is certainly not the case. I'm sure there are millions of 20 year olds with more emotional maturity, ethics, and self-awareness than millions of prospectively comparable 29 y.o.s and vice versa. 2. You neglect to account for "damaging" negative life experience. A war vet with PTSD (or any one of hundreds of other examples of unfavorable experience) is likely in a worse position with respect to "advantage" socially than a person without it, regardless of age. 3. Quantity does not equal quality generally where experience is concerned. A 29 y.o. may have spent their free time playing with xbox or my little pony while watching reruns of Jersey Shore, a 20 y.o. may have traveled the world. Age says nothing at all as to which. Trying to attribute experience "advantages" in dating strictly due to age is a total nonstarter. I love My Little Ponies! But have you noticed that they have sexed up a lot of cartoons from the past to the present? Lets take a look: My Little Ponies Generation 1 My Little Ponies Generation 2 My Little Ponies Generation 3 My Little Ponies Generation 4 This is what a My Little Ponies toy use to be: My little Ponies Toy old school Now it's this: My Little Ponies New School Notice the longer legs, the bigger eye, the more "sexy" like look, the thinner frame...the pressure for females start very early in life. And it's just gotten worse. I'm really glad you mentioned My LIttle Ponies Des..I really have been wanting to get that off my chest. I'm really happy you've taken an interest in it yourself! 1
wwwjd Posted May 6, 2012 Posted May 6, 2012 Funny but guys only ever say that when it's him with a younger woman. nnnnnnnnnope. dated 12 years older than me also, because we got along. ALMOST dated an alpha exec 10 years older than me, but she ended up with a very large list of requirements. Mostly financial. so that didn't work out.
wwwjd Posted May 6, 2012 Posted May 6, 2012 Lets take a look: My Little Ponies Generation 1 My Little Ponies Generation 2 I dunno, man... that GEN 2 purple kinda got it GOIN ON!!
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