Just curious how you guppies view relations between older and younger people both male and female…One of my friends is 20 and is completely besotted by this guy shes met who is 33…
Just wondering whether you gals prefer guys of a similar age to yourself or whether you seek the more ‘mature’ gentleman?..
And for boys…would you be happy being with an older woman for a relationship not just a sexthing?..
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I agree with LuxuryItem. But, I've noticed (I might be wrong here) that older women somehow don't take young men seriously even if they're seriously interested.
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I get along with older (late 30s, early 40s) women far better than women of my own age or younger. I can carry on a longer conversation of much interest with an older woman.
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That’s a broad generalization. Age is not a determinant of maturity.
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^ yes it most definitely is. And it is the women who make these sweeping generalizations, not men.
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:) interesting, but still no reply from otherside of the camp.
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A common argument women give for wanting older guys is that guys of the same age (teens-->mid 20s) are not up to their maturity level. They also need to feel 'secure' so naturally go for an older or a more 'manly' guy. Thus a guy would have to be very different to the mainstream if an older woman was to take him serious. And men tend to date an older woman if he was looking for a serious relationship and not some young plaything. Older woman are more secure, experienced in life and not the immature bimbos like many younger women.
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Age really doesn't matter - as long as mental age level is the same.
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how old is pamila ? 
naaaaa ! just kidding
dil hona chahida jawan .. age vich ki rekhya 
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Age is certainly a factor.
A woman between 20 -25 views life totally differently than the one between 30-35,
25-30 is a transition period and a very interesting one. Some egos crash..some snap out of the lala land..some get closer to knowing what they want in life.
Personally, I avoid 20-25 category since it requires a lot of patience. Ok, don't shoot me...these are just my observations.
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My experience of older women is that the conversation is a lot better…at uni conversations revolve around getting licked(drunk) and raving…with older women i was able to actually have serious and deeper conversations…
so i found myself on a wavelength with these women but age did matter…IBoys tend to get emotionally attached a lot easier than the older gals do…naturally you’re impressed…they are impressed that someone young can hold a conversation and it gives an ego boost to them when a young man is interested…lol i remember when i asked this 44yr old woman out to lunch…how flattered she got:) …she however is too old for me to end up with…id say a limit for me is under 30…and that is considering im 20…so age does matter…
I agree with truckdriver though about the older women seeing you as a plaything…regardless of how well you get on and click they dont see you as someone they want to stay with…you always like them more than they like you it seems…but hey my boys would have been impressed that i got a 26 year old…i cant imagine her boasting to her friends that shes with a 18 year old for anything other than sex…so it is easier for the guy to say hes dealing with an older woman…
So yeh i could deal with an older woman but only to an extent…like 7/8 years difference otherwise i dont feel it could last…but to be honest i dont have confidence that these things last anyway…but no doubt older women are the ****…a lot more interesting, sexy and understanding compared to the uni gals im left with…
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"Age really doesn't matter - as long as mental age level is the same."
Honestly?...i dont know how old you are...but i guess early 20s...sowi if im well off...
You would date a 16 year old if you found him attractive and you were on a similar wavelength?
And would you date someone in their 40s if you got on?
These aren't actually sarcy questions...i genuinely want to know?
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^ there should be a cut-off line, whether its older or younger. The saying "age aint nothin but a number" is bs according to some psychologists. If you're dating someone wayy older or younger than you you're trying to compensate for something.
As for me, when it comes to friends, I get along much better with guys younger than me - i dont know what it is- their silly sense of humour or something. But I've always been attracted to guys who are considerably older ...largely because they're mature, settled, have experienced life etc.
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Well, at my age and based on what I want, I would prefer someone older than me (within reason), or even the same age. Anything younger would just be asking for trouble, legally and mentally :D
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probably because a good bunch of them end up getting married to older men…
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When my husband an I met I was 24 and he was 26. That was a good age difference for me. I still had some youth in me and he was old enough to have settled and have some maturity. If he was over 30 I think he'd have to be really cool for me to marry him. Over 30 would present somewhat of a generation gap in my opinion. You don't want a guy who listens to Niel Diamond, well seriously anyways. "Girlllll...you'll be a woman sooon."
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I look at the guys around me who are my age and I find them too immature so it was important for me to marry someone who was at least two years older than me and max five years.
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Older women are sensible and are more experienced in discussions.