Can a relationship work with a 10 age difference?

[missevelina]

I started spendig time with a man 10 years younger than me about 6 months ago. I'd been single for 5 years after ending an abusive relationship and he was only recently single after a 3.5 year relationship.

What started as a bit of fun for both of us has very quickly turned into something serious. I have completely fallen for him and him for me. It really is the most perfect relationship I have ever had and neither of us were expecting to feel like this.

The only thing that niggles in my mind is the age difference. I am 35, he is 25.

Do relationships like this ever work?

My hubby is 9 yrs younger than me, married nearly 16 yrs, he's actually older than me in the head #victormeldrew.. wouldn't change a thing though

My husband was 11 years younger and we lasted for 20 years, the breakup was nothing to do with age.
You should be asking yourself, "Can a relationship work", age is irrelevant.

Well, my parents had a 10+ year age gap (my mum was older) and were married for over 40 years till my mum's death. Of course being widowed sucks, but I know my dad thinks it was worth the sorrow for the 40+ years together.

That said, the odds are against it - I've dated several much younger men and it has never lasted.

It does help though that the two of you seem to be on the same page on the major issues like neither wanting children.

Coyote the average life span for men and women is getting closer that it was.**

I met DH when I was 36 and he was 26. We knew from the start that we had something special, though his family and some of our friends had their doubts. I had DC already, which think worried them. But we didn't care.
8 years and 2 more DC later, we are still loved-up, and so happy we took that chance. Go for it xx

Definitely, if its meant to be the are gap will make no difference. My mum is 11 years older than my dad, they've been married over 30 years now and are still really happy and in love.

Another 11 year age gap here (my husband is younger). We’ve been married for 15 years.
Luckily he has the patience of a saint

14 year age gap. I think he panicked, one year in. Beautiful relationship, really lovely guy. I won't go there again I'm afraid.

Late-DH was 14 years older than me. After I stopped stressing about the age difference it wasn't an issue at all. It was a fantastic relationship.
He died, cancer, this March. He was only 58 - so we didn't really have the "one getting old but the other not yet" part, and we got together at 39 & 52 which now seems like quite a difference to me - but he always seemed very similar in age to me apart from occasional childhood references.
Quite honestly I'd not want such an age gap again. Anyone can die at any time - life has hit me with that one, but age makes it more likely.
But your situation is the opposite and these are things for hin to thing through not you, and 10 years isn't 14.

I think the key thing is despite the train crash my life now feels like - I wouldn't want not to have had those years with DH.

You might be perfect for each other in every way (although it's too early in the relationship to tell) and the age difference isn't the biggest I've seen, but being so young there is a very high risk he will change his mind about children especially when his peer group starts settling down and having them.