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What's been your largest age gap relationship

93 replies

CrystalMaze55 · 28/09/2021 16:13

Interested to hear if anyone has dated or had a fling with someone younger than them

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Sideorderofchips · 28/09/2021 16:39

9 years at the moment. He's 28 and I'm almost 37

JustThisLastLittleBit · 28/09/2021 16:42

7 years now, I'm 59 and he's 52. Thoroughly recommend it 😊

Chasingsquirrels · 28/09/2021 16:43

1st H was 3 weeks younger 🤣
2nd DH was 14y older
Bloke I'm currently seeing is 6y older

AnneLovesGilbert · 28/09/2021 16:45

Never younger. 8 years older is the most.

thecatneuterer · 28/09/2021 16:47

I'm still in it now (it's been six years so far). I'm 34 years older ... (I generally try to avoid mentioning it on here as it causes huge consternation it seems, but I'm feeling brave today:) )

IncorrigibleTitmouse · 28/09/2021 16:51

Younger, was 7 years younger. My biggest age gap relationship was 10 years older than me.

2catsandhappy · 28/09/2021 16:51

14 years younger than me. I have never laughed so much with anyone. Then he got a bit feet-under-the-table and I had to stop him coming around. About 6 months later I found his obituary, unexpected death. He was 36. Certain songs put a big smile on my face. No regrets.

Sarahlou63 · 28/09/2021 16:56

21 years older - 7 years younger.

Current (and hopefully last!) DP is 9 years older.

SilentPanic · 28/09/2021 16:57

I spent 20 years with men much older than myself- usually 15-20 years, one was 40 years older. They were mostly happy and balanced, but after a lot of therapy and soul searching, I did come to the realisation that relationships with such large age gaps do usually come with a predetermined dynamic. I could never see it at the time. I spent a lot of my time defending the age gap on mn threads!
BF now is 2 years younger. It's very odd and new to have the same cultural references, being more or less the same age!

StarCourt · 28/09/2021 17:01

XH was 12 years younger than me.
But he did lie about his age

usernotfound0000 · 28/09/2021 17:03

Never any younger but 13 years older in my early 20s.

CrystalMaze55 · 28/09/2021 17:04

How did you meet your Second?

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CrystalMaze55 · 28/09/2021 17:04

@Chasingsquirrels

1st H was 3 weeks younger 🤣 2nd DH was 14y older Bloke I'm currently seeing is 6y older
How did you meet your Second
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GoingOutOutNEVER · 28/09/2021 17:05

I was younger than his eldest child.
I was 35, he was 56. It was a real quick quickie.. definitely not worth it

Ihopeyourcakeisshit · 28/09/2021 17:05

7 year relationship with a man 22 years older.
Fling with a man 30 years older
Married to a man 7 years younger.

GoingOutOutNEVER · 28/09/2021 17:06

The man was 56 not his kid!!

Animum2 · 28/09/2021 17:07

DH is 1 year and 12 days younger than me

I was seeing somebody years ago that was 17 years older than me

Chasingsquirrels · 28/09/2021 17:07

@CrystalMaze55

How did you meet your Second?
1st - met at uni 2nd - met at work (he was my boss, I'd known him for years and then suddenly....) 3rd - OLD
PurpleEchoLamp · 28/09/2021 17:09

11 years younger, but weirdly very jealous of my past. Very immature. Great sex thoughGrin

WhyOhWhyOhWhyyyy · 28/09/2021 17:10

15 years. I was 20, he was 35. I didn’t really think much about it at the time but now I’m 35 I can’t imagine being attracted to a 20 year old.

Anyway, it was just a fling, only lasted a few months but was great fun. He was a bit of a knob but I didn’t really care because the sex was amazing and I never wanted anything serious out of it.

cicatrix1 · 28/09/2021 17:11

21 years old with a 41 year old .A long time ago.

Hobbes8 · 28/09/2021 17:15

@thecatneuterer are you Madonna?! Huge fan of your work.

nothingcomestonothing · 28/09/2021 17:21

My DB is 17 years younger than his DW. When they got together he was 17, she was
34, newly divorced, 2 DC in primary school and his boss!!

Onelifeonly · 28/09/2021 17:24

3 years younger and 3.5 years older. Always liked my own age group, though in current relationship for over 30 years - only a few weeks difference in age.

Ihopeyourcakeisshit · 28/09/2021 17:24

That's most excellent @thecatneuterer
You're not that film producer/director are you?