Sorry, sis. I may be harsh at times, but delivering bad news is never fun.
It might work but that is about as likely, in the long term, as you learning to levitate. The age gap is simply too big here. Ten years is managable, just. Twenty - no.
It is one of life's fundamental unfairness's that a 20 year age gap one way is fine, but not the other way. By the time he hits his mid life crisis, you will be hitting retirement. You may be fit, healthy and with the surgical illusion of youth then, but it won't be enough to save a marriage.
Enjoy your dates. Enjoy yourself. Make sure he gets pleasure too, which I assume you do. But, unless you are incredibly lucky, don't expect it to be a permanent thing.
So MM, you think it is possible the other way around? For a relationship to work if the man is 20 years older? I'm just curious because I'm in that current situation.
Yes, it can work. It still isn't easy, but easier.
Put the baby down mam.....
lmao in all seriousness , who knows... Why is it an old coot of a man can go date a 20 year old ( AND marry her) , but when a grown ass woman does it the whole world freaks out? You know what, if I were you I wouldn't be worried about marriage at this point. Just enjoy yourself, and pay no mind to what total strangers think. Love is a strange enough phenomena and I like to imagine that it can over come something as trivial as an age gap .
Because we put up with their sorry @$$es. I agree about the 10 year thing, but nothing past that. What would you REALLY have in common? He's friends with your kid?
Totally disagree. I'm almost 45 and he's 26. It has its problems sure. But to just wipe it out like that is wrong. Especially when you say it's easier if the man is the older one. What's next? Fat women and skinny guys can't get along either? Where's it written?
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/study-finds-cougar-phenomenon-a-myth-20100818-12epa.html
There, for starters, and in roughly every textbook dealing with relationship psychology. The key term in the question is marriage. Long term, dedicated and exclusive. Fun is a lot different.
It can work the other way round because guys are often less mature than women at the same age.
Although, exceptions do exist.
First of all if he'll want kids one day and I presume that he will.. It will be quite hard of not impossible and he'll find someone who will provide them