Have name changed for this. I've been single for a while now and met someone over the festive period through something work related. We exchanged numbers and have been texting today, and he's asked me out for a coffee. I could tell he was a bit older than me (maybe ten years I thought). Anyway - turns out he must've been bathing in formaldehyde as he's actually 22 years older than me. (I'm 35 and he's 57.)
I don't usually fancy older chaps but even this was a shock. When I told him how old I was he said he'd understand if I wanted to cancel the coffee.
Does anyone have any positive experience re. this type of age gap? I don't know whether to agree with him that we should cancel or whether that's silly. Even at 35 it's hard to meet someone you actually fancy (as I did with him), so I genuinely don't know what I should do. Weird to think he'll be 60 in three years time. NB. Genuinely don't see the appeal of older blokes generally; am not a daddy's girl, for starters, and I think Ron Wood's pathetic. This guy was lovely though and seemed very very youthful. Any advice v gratefully received.