Dating

Have you ever dated someone older than you and I don't mean like a year or two older. I mean older, older like seven + years older.

Have you ever dated anyone younger?

How was it? Did you like it? Did you fall in love?
Did you guys stay together? Break up?
Do you regret anything in the relationship?

Here's why I ask. If you want to read:

My friend and I were talking about our previous relationship and she is older than me, like 23 years older and she was telling me that one time she dated someone who was 15 years younger than her. Says, she didn't love him or took him serious but he was gorgeous and was great in bed so she was like smurf it lol.

I remember dating this guy who was seven years older than me when I was a teenager and it was horrible. He was so sweet to me, he would write me sweet letters all the time. Roses, chocolates, gifts, anything. He was very handsome too and everything about him was perfect.

Yet, I was a teenager and wanted to go out party and hang out with my friends. Get into trouble, just act crazy. Nothing sexual or anything just stuff like being at the movies all day hoping from movie theater to movie theater and seeing if we got caught. Just an example. However, he was way more mature. Of course, he had his mind set on a career (he wanted to be a lawyer, was working at a law firm), he had his nice cars, all that. He wanted someone to settle with. Someone who'd go on vacations with him, etc. I was like no. He would invite me to his office parties and I went once and never again. He wanted to play gold! Bet on horses and stuff. Things that at the time seemed so boring. I used to always cheat on him. Not have sex with other guys, but go out with other guys. Kiss other guys. I would ignore him all the time. He would call me like ten times before I picked up. He would text me and I'd text him an hour later. Sometimes I wouldn't even bother pick up, call or text him back. If he didn't reach me I wouldn't try to reach him. Sometimes, he'd come to my house and I'd tell my mom or brother to tell him that I was sleeping or not home. At the end I just figured there was nothing else to do but break up with him. He even cried, and begged me to take him back. He offered to buy me a car, a house, anything just so I wouldn't leave him. I was such a bitch to him, I'd go off on him and tell him to stop being so pathetic.   Tell him his crocodile tears would not change my decisions. I was so horrible to him, but my heart just didn't allow me to love him, he'd only get on my nerves.

Now of course, he's a lawyer and he's married. I heard he lives in a humongous house and has three kids.

I don't regret a single thing though. I love my husband and I think that if I would had ignored my feelings and been like well, he's got all his smurf figured out and he's going to have a lot of money one day. I'll be taken care of. I'd be miserable today. The only thing I do regret though is not telling him I was sorry for hurting him.

I once dated a 36 year old when I was 17 ... worst mistake of my life.

When you date someone, you're essentially growing up together. It's hard for people to date with SIGNIFICANT age gaps because what you have in common will mostly consist of trivial things like music of movies you like....and every monumental thing that happens in your life isn't as monumental to your partner because they've already been through it....a long time ago.

Dating, not really. When I was 19 I had a 47 year old smurf buddy. Fantastic sex.

I'm too young to date someone younger. Hell the boys my age are even too immature  

I dated at 37 yr old when I was 21 -- he thought I was older, I thought he was younger. I dumped him b/c he was too immature -- go figure!

After that -- my other relationships were with men who were exactly 5yrs older.

However, after my last relationship ended (I got dumped on my BIRTHDAY, no less!)... I met my husband. I was 33, he was 25. I thought he nice, but wasn't interested b/c of the 8yr age difference... so we just stayed friends. Eventually, I realized he was WAY more mature than I thought --- we started dating and 5yrs later, we're married! So, I really think it depends more on the person's maturity level than numerical age ;)

My husband is 6 years older than me... I don't think it's a big deal but I've known him since I was like 4

Quoting Destiel:" I once dated a 36 year old when I was 17 ... worst mistake of my life."

What made it the worst mistake of your life? If you don't mind sharing.

Quoting Red Bottom:" When you date someone, you're essentially growing up together. It's hard for people to date with SIGNIFICANT ... [snip!] ... that happens in your life isn't as monumental to your partner because they've already been through it....a long time ago. "

I don't think this applies to everyone. A lot of age difference relationships, work out perfectly. A lot of them don't.

Quoting Viv, Ev & Gwen ♥:" Dating, not really. When I was 19 I had a 47 year old smurf buddy. Fantastic sex. I'm too young to date someone younger. Hell the boys my age are even too immature  "

Wow. 47!  
Was he good looking?

I was 18 (almost 19, 2 months shy of my bday) when I met my husband. He was 28 at the time, so there is a 10 year gap between us. We didn't really date long before he proposed and I accepted, however we stayed engaged for a while before actually getting married. We just had our one year wedding anniversary in November and in March we have been together for 4 years.

Other than him I never dated anyone more than 2-3 years older than me.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Heeeeeey, Sexy lady. ;):</b>" Wow. 47!   Was he good looking?"</blockquote>


Not like hot, but cute. He looked like the dentist guy from the hangover and he was really shy and nerdy, which I find adorable  

Quoting Heeeeeey, Sexy lady. ;):" I don't think this applies to everyone. A lot of age difference relationships, work out perfectly. A lot of them don't."

You are correct. I think this applies to most of them that don't work out.

Quoting Daesey:" I dated at 37 yr old when I was 21 -- he thought I was older, I thought he was younger. I dumped him ... [snip!] ... dating and 5yrs later, we're married! So, I really think it depends more on the person's maturity level than numerical age ;)"

What a dick move!
I had a boyfriend once who said, he'd make my birthday unforgettable. He sure did. I found out he was cheating on me with four other girls that same day.

I completely agree with you in the last part though.

When I was 18 I dated a guy that was 27. It lasted about a month. He was very boring. I also started to suspect that he was married or had a girlfriend after about 3 weeks. All the other guys I've dated have been within a few years of my age.

I dated a 26 year old when I was 19. I ended up just starting to ignore him. We had extremely different religious views, and he started getting clingy after like 2 weeks. He was fun in the fact that we would just get drunk together a lot, but eventually he just started getting on my nerves. We had different interests, I guess, and he was pretty immature for his age. So I quit talking to him after a month lol