Age gap_ younger man.

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What are your opinions on a 42 yr old woman dating a childless 37 yr old man?
To much of an age gap? Would a man of that age be serious with a woman of that age who already has a child?

Got with my oh when he was 38 and I was 48. 41 and 51 now

I'm 42 and my partner is 37. Slightly different scenario as he has a child and I have 2 grown up dc's but I made it very clear on our first date that I don't want anymore children and if that was a dealbreaker for him then we should walk away before we potentially got too invested. I think you just need to speak to him, he might well be on the same page as you but it's better to know early on if he's not and then you can deal with it.

When l first read the original post l was trying to work out whether l had misread the figures or the OP had mistyped them.

What age gap?

11 years between me & DH...me older ...we have been together 23 years . Happy a a pig in shit . 5 years is nothing just as 11 is no big deal

Tbh I'd be moderately upset if my partner considered me a 'younger woman' with a 5 year gap

For sure you should talk with him about kids, if it's looking like it has legs, because it's clearly bothering you. But I agree with a pp who said most people know whether they want children or not by age 37.

I have an 8 year gap, am a little older than you. It's neither here nor there, doesn't affect our marriage at all. Kids is the only issue - surely if you are starting a relationship you can discuss that? We did, very early on. I said I'd maybe like another, he said nah, a step was enough. Then a year later, I said no, and he said yes. So we did! We never stopped discussing it all though.

No gap at all really
My wife is 5 years older than me and I just never even think about it and never have

My best friend's husband is 5 years younger than her, although they met when she was in her 30's and she had a conversation with him v early that she wanted children and not too long in the future. Fortunately he felt the same.

I don't think the age gap is an issue as much as the life stages you are at. If he wants children then he must realise that it is unlikely to happen with you.

I dated someone before I met my dp who was only a few years younger than me and was a nice guy but he didn't have children, I did and didn't want any more at 40 and the fact that he didn't have any meant that he didn't 'get' how they impact my life (not being available last minute, etc) and I called it day.