Run off with younger woman

[user1488723505]

Can I ask have any of your husbands run off with a ( much) younger woman? Did it last? Mine has left after 20 years marriage with a girl half his age and younger than our kids. What do they see in each other? What on earth do they talk about? Is it a MLC ?

[TheNaze73]

Friends have done it & still together. What's an MLC?

[emilybrontescorset]

I know people who've left for you younger partners, not quite as big an age gap as this though.
Sometimes they do work sometimes not.

[DevelopingDetritus]

Oh, it's surely an ego boost for the man, re living his youth, pretty pathetic really. Sorry you're going through this.

[happypoobum]

Rather than dwelling on whether or not his relationship will last, can you try to spend time focusing on yourself and your future?

I promise you will feel much better for it.

You cannot control him/his relationship but you can control (to some extent) what happens with you next. Try to see it as an opportunity to change things for the better

[Mintychoc1]

I'm guessing MLC is mid life crisis. I am baffled by age gap relationships, but I'm sure I'd be flamed on here for saying that, as plenty of people seem happy with partners of a different generation. As to men leaving their wives for younger models - it seems painfully common, and sometimes it seems to work, other times not.

I feel for you OP, it must be horrible.

[Bubblebath01]

My 52 yr old partner (together 27+ yrs) ran off with 21 yr old divorcing barmaid. MLC with bells on. Let's just say karma also with bells on! You have your integrity Hun. 😘😘

[Mrsfluff]

My ex left this time last year, for a girl of 19, he was 38 and we'd been together for 20 years. I was devastated at the time. However, he now looks rough and knackered - I definitely had his best years. They're still together and his relationship with our teenage daughter has suffered.
I'm happy, doing well at work and have a lovely boyfriend. My daughter is doing great and our relationship is solid. I didn't realise that I'd come out the other side so happy! Good luck.

[iloveredwine]

My ex was 44 and had an affair and eventually left to be with a 22 year old he met as his intern at work. They are still together although he is never there as works in the US. He does look rough though

[user1488723505]

I can only think having to um keep-up with a girl in her 20s would make any man look a bit rough Wine ! Haven't seen mine to judge yet but my judgey- pants are ready.

[iloveredwine]

There is that but would have thought the 20 year old would have binned him by now! Here's hoping! Definitely judgy pants here!

[wherearemymarbles]

If she is her 20's i doubt they are doing much talking!!!

One day she may not look upon his beer belly with such fondness...

[nehapea]

What potentially baffles me is not the age gap per se, but at what stage of life people in age gap relationships are.

For example: 30 yo with 50 yo = Fine, they are both grown up adults.

20 yo with 40 yo = Creepy. The 20 yo is barely out of school while the 50 yo is (or should be) a mature man/woman.