*do age gaps matter*

[ilovesprouts]

going on a date on sat hes 37 im 45 do age gaps really matter !!

[sparklysilversequins]

What a load of crap elscov.

[LessMissAbs]

elskovs If the man was older it would be better though. Women don't age as well

Christ! Are you in Britain?

My DH, 2 years younger than me, is often mistaken for being my father.

Thought that was bad until male friend 12 years younger...I'm not going to stealth boast.

Go for it OP.

[bubalou]

They matter as much as you want them to.

I'm 27, DH is 37. Been married 6 years, ds aged 5. Very happy and to be honest I don't think id want to be married to the 27year old dh.

It all feels very even and I think it just depends on the couple how well it works. I do have a friend that is 38 and her fiancé is 25. This is fine of course, but because of their personalities she is more like his mum which can be weird to be around!

[Twinklestein]

Bollocks women don't age as well. All my female early 40s friends look amazing. Their partners are generally balding & pot bellied (apart from mine thank the lord).

OP: that's not really an age gap. My h is 5 years older & it's nothing.

[TawdryTatou]

DP is 15 years older.

God, I love the bones of him. We don't even think about the age gap. He's the youngest-at-heart person I know, and he brightens my life every day.

If he needs my help when he's older, I'll gladly give up everything to give him everything he needs. Just like he would for me if I needed his help.

Not only older people get ill. My grandparents had nine days between them, and my granddad had to nurse my grandma through a heart condition throughout her twenties and thirties. He lost her at 36.

There are no guarantees.

[broodysnoopstie]

my Dp is 18 years older than me im 27 he's 45. we have been together 4 years. I've always been older than my years and he is younger! He has never been married or had kids as tbh I think he wasn't mature enough! we are ttc #1 now. I love him he loves me.

[Timetoask]

I don' think it matters while you are both relatively young. Once the pains and aches start appearing and the younger person wants to get on with their life..... things change.

[ilovesprouts]

date went fab he wants to meet again

[x5739]

i think the age gap in some relationships various depend on the type of realationship that two people are involved in. eg with the rise of the cougar woman and the toyboy some times it can be 20+ years gap. one tv show was i think called extreme cougar wives and had woman as the older person with gaps as big as 30-40 years.