Who here has a big age gap with their partner?
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paulguitar said:
Mrs Guitar is 21 years younger than me. We've never found it to be of any great significance, having been together 14 years.
How old are you/ A friend is 12 years younger than her husband. Been happy for 30 years, but when he retired and she had years of work ahead, resentment began to surface. Now she's coming up to retirement and wants to go on adventures, and he's late 70s and not interested, she's very unhappy. When your wife is 60 and still full of life, travel or whatever, you'll be 81 and wanting to stay in and watch Countdown.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
How old are you/ A friend is 12 years younger than her husband. Been happy for 30 years, but when he retired and she had years of work ahead, resentment began to surface. Now she's coming up to retirement and wants to go on adventures, and he's late 70s and not interested, she's very unhappy.
When your wife is 60 and still full of life, travel or whatever, you'll be 81 and wanting to stay in and watch Countdown.
Mrs M's father remarried a much younger woman after a divorce, they were very happy. He died a couple of years ago and after nursing him in his last year or so now lives alone in the middle of nowhere, very very lonely and maybe another 30 years to get through alone.When your wife is 60 and still full of life, travel or whatever, you'll be 81 and wanting to stay in and watch Countdown.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
paulguitar said:
Mrs Guitar is 21 years younger than me. We've never found it to be of any great significance, having been together 14 years.
How old are you/ A friend is 12 years younger than her husband. Been happy for 30 years, but when he retired and she had years of work ahead, resentment began to surface. Now she's coming up to retirement and wants to go on adventures, and he's late 70s and not interested, she's very unhappy. When your wife is 60 and still full of life, travel or whatever, you'll be 81 and wanting to stay in and watch Countdown.
I suspect Paulguitar started this thread re the news of Buzz Aldrin's wife dying a few days ago at the age of 66.
They married just under 3 yrs ago.
Buzz will be 96 in less than 3 months time.
A friend of mine got together with a lady in her mid 50s when he was 20. The were together for over 30 years until she died suddenly but even in her 80s, it felt as if the age gap was less.
I have another friend whose wife is 10 years older, he's now 60 but his wife now has age related issues.
Personally, I've never been attracted to people much older or younger. Many assume that men aspire to younger but if I was looking for a relationship, whilst I wouldn't set an age range, I just don't find younger as attractive.
But then again, it isn't physical attractiveness which primarily attracts me.
I have another friend whose wife is 10 years older, he's now 60 but his wife now has age related issues.
Personally, I've never been attracted to people much older or younger. Many assume that men aspire to younger but if I was looking for a relationship, whilst I wouldn't set an age range, I just don't find younger as attractive.
But then again, it isn't physical attractiveness which primarily attracts me.
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