Welcome, Lee and thanks for sharing about age differences

Submitted by Straight_Talk_Luigi (United States), Jan 5, 2009 at 14:43

I think you have a solid point here. The reason why dating someone who is under 30 when you are not in their age range is because people under 30 (36 even) have not lived most of their lives as adults.

The part where I differ from you is that it is very different with if the woman is the older person, because of the maturity factor. Of course, it does depend on the person, Lee, but I'm 27 and while some older women are attractive, I would have reservations about dating someone who is 29-30 much less 47. A lot of times, such "relationships" are flings, and trouble starts when things go to far and one of them wants a relationship. Or, it's just a plain ol' scam and the man needs to get wasted before sleeping in the same bed as her, an activity I do not recommend for those who are not married. I've heard that happening on here before too.

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