Acceptable age difference between partners

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Mercia Blackcat said:
I think there are variations in maturity. When I met my mrs she had recently ended a four year relationship (from 14 to 18) and had won rock and roll competitions. I was no dancer by any standards and she had grown up being taken to clubs by her parents and then drinking herself so I thought she would get bored with me. However she had older sisters, one of whom had been in the hippie group of people like me and so my mrs easily fitted in with my circle of friends who were all old hippies (at the ground old age of 30). She was full of life but at the same time a bit immature emotionally but we complimented each other and it worked. However, we waited five years before having a baby. Our eldest son saw a photograph of him as a little baby being held by her and said "f***ing hell how old were you mam?" She said 23 and he said "You only look about 16" probably because of her long brown hair. She still looks younger than her age as although 40 years later I'm just starting to go grey we look like there's an even bigger age gap between us which is weird. We were just talking the other day about if we could rewind time where would we stop and we both said at the time we met. I'll never forget that moment our eyes made contact. It was a magic moment to be honest and I don't think age has anything to do with it.
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3 weeks and 5000 miles between me and our lass . 42 years later
 
ThePistols said:
Made a point of not drinking with them cos I though we'd look a bit noncey.
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She was too young to drink anyway so you were merely helping with her education and welfare
Dodgy said:
My ex was 19 years younger than me, (we lasted 13 years). My current wife is 9 years younger and it just works. Neither was a massive issue though my mother did call me a dirty old man with the previous one. 😕🙄
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Something popped up on my newsfeed earlier about a woman who was 80 and her 35yr old waiter husband. Apparently she’s an “adventurous “ lass
 
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the boot said:
Life ain’t about going out on the drink.
I think handling kids in your 20s 30s is a lot easier. No disrespect to the older people who do have them late on, I’m only talking in a personal sense. I’m also thinking my mate will be 65 when his kids are leaving school.
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I would say have a bit of a life before you settle down no matter what age. Make sure you're ready before you start a family then put them first in your life.
the boot said:
Same here. I was 16/17 for my first. We get on well now though.
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Class. My oldest kids are grown up now and I'm there for them. Turns out well in the end.
 
Anything over 10 years and it becomes a bit awkward imo,as others have said as long as folk are happy then that’s all that matters.

what I have noticed though is women that marry an older bloke (say ten years ish or more)let themselves go at an earlier age.I put it down to trying to catch up or thinking “he’s not garn to leave me is he”
 
Gillythedilf said:
what I have noticed though is women that marry an older bloke (say ten years ish or more)let themselves go at an earlier age.I put it down to trying to catch up or thinking “he’s not garn to leave me is he”
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Couldn't disagree more with this, to be honest.

Think it depends on how well the older bloke takes care of himself.
 
When I was sixteen one of my mates shacked up with the mother of another of my mates. She was in her 40s.

She taught us how to skin up joints properly. :cool:

One of my mates now (I'm 54) got married to a woman in her early 30s.

They're happy.
 
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