To date a 22 year old?

[Joovy]

I'm 33... He's bloody gorgeous and we've really hit it off. Plus he's wealthy as fuck.

he might want someone younger in ten years time yeah yeah yeah that’s what MIL said to us 🙄. The older generation seem to have this view, no one else.

Enjoy! Most British men over 30 are balding, 9 months pregnant and broke. Dating a rich guy is lots of fun too!

Yuck thecatneuterer and I'd say that if you were male too. Anybody who is attracted to someone young enough to be their child grandchild is a bit twisted IMO. Do you have DC?

Bit harsh. I'm not in the slightest twisted and have no reason to think that any of the other people in 'age gap' relationships are either. He likes her, she likes him: totally failing to see what the issue is.

Who said my ds was taking advice from me Stevie?

TheCatNeuterer
Go you.
I'm not remotely interested in dating now but when/if I am it'll definitely be with a younger guy.

I guess if it worked for Macron to have married a pervy old bag and never have kids because she was ancient, then give it a go. Yeah, they're all adults and stuff but as a mum I'd feel sad if my 23-year-old went with someone in their mid-50s (male or female).

Who said my ds was taking advice from me Stevie?

Nobody at all as far as I can see.

I fancy the pants off Harry styles and AJ from SCD, I couldn't care less if they're younger than me.
Dd16 says it's ewwww, but so what, she doesn't get a say.

I'm 30 dating a 22 year old, (though he will be 23 in a couple of months). He is so mature for his age though, he doesn't like drinking or clubbing and he's very much family orientated with traditional values.
I don't know why the fact he is wealthy would factor much into your decision though OP

What the hell are you on about Stevie. Very odd.

What the hell are you on about Stevie. Very odd.

Ah, odd? To go along with the 'creepy?. Not really having a rightt good time of it, am I?

thecatneuterer

If it works, it works. I suppose I’d be wary as I saw what happened to my auntie and uncle. He was ‘only’ 20 years older and she ended up having to nurse an old man and now she’s a widow fairly young.

However I’m 28 and my brother is 22. I can’t imagine dating any of his friends.

Agree with those who say go for it!
I hope you have a lot in common and get on great.
As for those in their 50s in relationships with those much younger, good for you all. Relationships come in many forms.

When I was 37 I started dating a 20 year old. We were together for a couple of years, and it was a fantastic relationship. The break up was nothing to do with age. I'm 45 now, and we're still close friends.

Hit it sister! Oh goodness no, what would your mother say?

A friend of mine has a similar age gap with her dh. She’s early 50s and he’s 42yo. They’ve been together since he was 17yo, have 3dc and seem very much in love.

I'd add - all the comments about how a younger partner might want someone else in a few years time, or might end up having to look after a sick or disabled partner, or that you might break up because you want different things - well all of those things could happen just as easily if you're the same age.

I am 36 and the idea of dating a 22 year old makes me feel a bit ill. They aren't much older than my son.

I also want to know how a 22 year becomes very wealthy on his own.

It's only an 11 year gap - I don't think it's that unusual. When I was 30 I dated a totally gorgeous 22 year old for a year.

Admittedly I have always looked a lot younger than I am but I don't think anyone found it remarkable - certainly not his lovely mother.

Go for it OP!!!

Um no. The cynic in me imagines he’d enjoy the ‘older woman’ novelty and status for a short time before turning his attention and wealth onto someone younger.
Sorry but that’s what I see happening.

As for him being 22 - I’m 42 so the thought turns my stomach.

So pleased someone has brought this up. I have recently become close to somebody 20 years younger than me. He looks older and I look younger. I am 46. We get on really well but...he is only a few months older than my son! Just friends at the moment. There is no way I would think it would become a serious relationship though. I like him too much and think he should be meeting girls nearer his age so he can eventually have kids if he wants. I think I am past that

I would say to go for it. It's not a massive age gap. When I was 19 I went out with someone who was 31

I think it is to do with looking and feeling younger also. I look a good decade younger than my age. MIL used to make remarks about DH and my age difference until SIL, six years younger than me, started getting comments about being the oldest of the “adult children” and then she shut up!

You definitely are.