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Does Age Matter in Love and Relationships?

The funny thing about love is that you cannot immediately tell as to whom you may eventually end up with. You may have similar interests or love the sense of humor and company but does age have a bearing? You may eventually fall in love with someone half your age but the thing is how can you tell?

Such are considerations that people should consider. We often get blinded by beauty from their outside appearance. Do remember, once you get into a relationship, it is a totally different ballgame. There will be things you will discover, most of which you never thought would become an issue.

There are a lot of girls out there who may flirt with you, regardless of how old you are. In the event that you are older, you should know better. Some kids may become infatuated or have a crush on you but it doesn’t mean that they can love you in the way that relationships are carried out today. Be wiser even if it is hard if you find yourself falling for the girl. In the end, it may be you who would be hurt.

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POSTED BY Doctor Life on Feb 23 under Advice, Dating, love, Romance

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Bridget

age does matter in relationships to a point. If your still in your teen years then you should not be dating someone in their upper 20′s to 30′s. There is a insecurity on both parts that has not surfaced. Upper 20′s dating someone in their mid to upper 30′s can be tricky. Usually by those age groups you should have some establishment in your career/job and be independent. The next thing on your checklist is finding someone to share adventures with that both of you are financially and emotionally capable of doing. It can be a tricky situation, but as long as your in it for the RIGHT reasons then age should not be the focus of the relationship. Good Luck!
liz gonzalez

i need help please help me ……
im 18 years old a female and im falling in love with a nice cool guy but he is 16 !!!
he loves me to but im scared that his parents or my parents find out and seperate us i like him and he likes me what can i do ???
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I dont see why your parents would separate you. My advice for now is try to keep it a secret and be patient until he too reaches 18. Your parents are just looking out for you.

Introduce him to your parents as a friend or a suitor first so that he can visit. Everything else will follow and fall into place.
Anonymous

im 15 and i really like this guy, however he is 16, im not worried about parents or anything like that. thing is hes really lovely to me, we talk alot etc, but he doesnt know my age, i havent said anything at all, take note, that when i say i havent said ANYTHING i mean i havent told him im 15 but i also havent told him that im NOT 16
which means that he has probably assumed that im the same age as him and i worry because for some reason during school, 1 year makes the world of difference to people whereas outside of school there are people going out that are twice anothers age. im worried about telling him because i dont want him to be turned off by me, but at the same time is it really fair to lead him on like this? or maybe im going insane lol..i would really like to hear another opinion
Nena

i really dont think age matters…im 18 and dating a 30 year old.. its really hard though because my parents dont approve he has a 10 year old daughter also i dont have any problem with that though he has been seperated from his ex wife for 7 years..the funny thing is that i have known him since i was small my parents know him and when he came out of the bag n\and told me he liked me it was a real surprise AT FIRST i thought hmmm///maybe he just wants to use me.. but i made him wait on me and he still has for A yr. he talked to my dad but my dad is having second thoughts and we understand thats y there was a point where we stopped talking because he hated me and my parents arguing about him..i really do like him and people might think he just with me because im young and ”stupid” like they say but hes really wants me to go to college he s planning to pay he doesnt want me to work either but i grew up with the phrase” dont depend on anybody but urself” and i tell him that so he threatens me telling me ” if u dont stop doing what i dont want u to do then i will start smoking again” so i made a deal with him and told him i wuld stop working after i graduate..lol…i feel we have gone through a lot and we aren’t getting anywhere can somebody please help me and give me advice!!!!!
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Anonymous:

The key towards good relationships is being open to your partner. Don’t be afraid to tell him your real age. Remember, when you get into a relationship, you accept a person for who she is as a whole. Erase that feeling that he may look at you in a different way. If age, a petty issue, is something that changes everything for him then he does not deserve you.

It is better than keeping a small lie. But I doubt if it will make any difference.
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Nena:

All I can say is be careful. I am not taking away the fact that he is married nor has a child but when you say separated, is it legal or by choice? If it legal it is ok but if by choice, be careful. They can still get back together more so that they have a child.

You are right, don’t ask anything (especially money related) from him as much as possible. Your parents are just looking out for you. Now if he hates that feeling, let him be. As a married man and a father at that, it shows how immature he is. Stop entertaining thought about him. Look for someone better as you have a young and promising life ahead of you.
md

ok heres my problem…im 17 and am alling for the most amazing guy ever. we started out being best friends in work and then it growing into something more. now hes left work and moved to germany for a while but hes coming back in 2 months. he rings me every 2 days and we really like eachother…however he is 27. is it wrong to have a real connection with a guy 10 years older than me?
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md:

There is nothing wrong with having a relationship with someone older than you. But are you sure he is single? At his age, it is surprising to note that he can handle you. You can see it, gauge how serious he takes you. There are some guys who take on girls at that age but don’t take you seriously.

I am not saying he is not serious with you. It is just that be careful. If you find him amazing (and he knows it) he may not look at you seriously. Check first and then weigh things out. Only you can say if the relationship is getting anywhere or not.
Nena

yea he is seperated legally thanks for the suggestions..i haven’t had a pronblem with his ex wife we have met but they dont really seem to care about eachother only the relationshio between thier daughter OH YEA AND md DON’T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING ME AND U ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME SITUATION JUST DON’T WORRY ABOUT WHAT OTHERS SAY TAKE TIME TO KNOW HIM AND SEE IF HE REALLY IS FOR U IF ANYTHING AND U WANT TO TALK LET ME KNOW I”LL BE HAPPY TO DO SO
Aleyah

I am 22 and i have a 2yr old son and im in love with a 16yr old that ive known for bout 2yrs now and his parents dont like the fact of us dating and they keep telling him to stop talking to me. I mean is it really that wrong? He is mature enough to kno what he wants and we have always had feelings for each other but i waited till i knew he was really ready to get into something but i dont kno what to say to them.
mellisa

im 11 i have a crush on this guy thats 19. i know he is old but what if something happens in the future like when im 21 and he is 29, he is a good person, he wears a purity ring, his dad is the pastor at his church and his christian, he is hilarious and hot and i just love him. but as i was saying in the future if im 20 and he is 29 and some how we start dating should i really let age get to my head if its true love?
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I am 18 dating a 31 year old and we have been together for 3 years and are happier than life its self.
Anonymous

age is not a problem
ASHELY LOUIS

HI MII NAME IS ASHELY AND IM 15 AND I HAVE A BOYFRIEND DATSZ 19 MY MOTHER THINKS DAT TO OLD BUT I DONT SEE NUFFIN WRONG WIT IT AND MY BOYFRIEND DONT SEE NUFIN WRONG WIT IT.. AND I TRULY DO LOVE HIM AND WANNA BE WIT HIM BUT I DONT WONT NO ONE JUDGING ME ON WHO I GO OUT WIT OR SAYIN IM TO YOUNG TO BE WIT HM AND HE GO TO JAIL… WAT SHOULD I DO?
Misha Masuda

i heard that age dont matter but depends on the guy who they like out of the 2 girls. if i were to fall 4 a dude whos 17 years old and he doesn’t like me because i’m not his type or the age isn’t his type then i would get hurt about it but try and get over it. guys are diferent, many say that. like guys wanted a tall girl and whos born in a older year like theirs. many guys could be that alot difference. so thats what i think and know. like if 2 girls were pretty the dude vote 4 the older or either the younger. its up 2 the guy. well in realistic age can matter and sometimes not. thats how they say it in the world.
Ss2E

im 15 and like a guy that is 30 years old, we’ve got 20 years apart. although im not sure if i know what “love” is yet. i need help, we’ve been through hell together. he has a 6 year old son, and i have no problem with that. my dad and brother were really fired up and angry about the situation. i stopped talking to him because of my family. i dont know what to do, should i suffer for someone elses happiness? i really like him and want to be with him but i dont know what to do.. please help.
i cant stay wothout him to be honest.
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he is 2 years older than me and im still not ok because people says age matters and it worries me alot because i love him so much.
stanley

hello im a guy that would go to the end off the world for a girl but one thing av been with my girl friend for 2 years shes called emam and i love her tho world but shes 1 year older and im only in my last year i feel heart broken with out hair she means everythink and older lads who have the own cars fancey her and i just wish i could have a car i realy dont wanna lose her i need somet really nice to say to her and how much i love her but i need someone to help me please over wise im gunna be heart broken and im gunna be sad for the rest of my life and i mean it
danielle

i am 15 and my boyfiends 30 . i dont find anything wrong with it. we are both happy together and nobdy else tries to stop us but the law .
abc_123

Well, if you ask me, I think it depends on how Much of an age difference we’re talking about ha.
I’m “talking” to someone. We’re about to date. I just turned fourteen and he’ll be eighteen in December. We’re three grades away, but we don’t care. We really like each other. My parents are nine years apart, so, yeah. Lol.
anonymous.

so im 17, talking to this guy thats 30, he has two kids. he loves his kids to death but ive never met them. not that he doesnt want me too but its just that we really dont see each other that much. we like each other a lot and ive never felt this way before. i dont think age should bother me and it doesnt but i guess its my sister and mother that have a problem with it. he knows im 17 and im a virgin and waiting till im married and he is content with that, but he doesnt want a realationship till im 18. should i be suspicious of this or not. i dont know whether or not thats wrong or not. me and him have been talking for about 8 months now. what should i do.
Anonymous

To all the teenagers dating 30 years old men( with kids): don’t. You’ll get burned. They know what to say to impress you, but if you get a 30 year old woman to shake them a little bit they’ll turn up immature. Live your young age; don’t get involved over your head with men that are too old.
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I a black lady 43, that is in love with a white guy 19, we have ben together for three months. I am starting to see something in him that I dont like, I am not happy right now when we first started out we where happy played alot and did things together like most couples do but for about a month or so we have been at fighting everyday almost a lot of its me but he does little things to make me mad at him. He tells me he lovs me and in love with me but I don’t feel it at all sometimes I do but for the most part I just think hes here because he does not have anybody eles in his life right now in his corner I mean. I don’t knew what to do about it because I am harting about it alot and I wish sometimes I would have never started this craxy stuff with him in the first place. I do love him but I dont think he could knew what love really is and I have told him that and he get’s mad at me but I need some feed back from someone out there please help me. I also knew that he’s a cutter and had cut himself before
Anniebella

I’m 15 and my boyfiend is 21
we get on oh so well as I think I am in love with him. I do have a problem with the age gap but I’ve always fallen for older guys. However we have the same friends and my best friend is 30 and she would never let anything bad happen to me
it’s not easy to understand my relationships with any of my friends as they’re all in their 20s+ but you know what, love comes before age.
Eric

I’m a 21 year old guy and been in a serios relationship with a 29 yr old girl and now she want us to be married we realy love each other and she probable pregnant what should i do i wont endup hurting my slf pls advise me
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Im 17, and i am totally in love with my 23 year old bf! We have been seeing eachother for 8 weeks, and been dating (official) for almost 3 weeks now!!.. He has his own nice car, own nice house, own good paying job! Im a year 12 student, seeking a job, and cant offer that much atm!. I feel like i am not good enough for him, and i do and say silly things sometimes, and i make situations seem bigger than they are.. i lost that “go with the flow”, i used to have when my bf and i first me. Help!! i dont know what to do.
I love him so much, and i know he loves me just the same, and i dont want to hurt him, cuz we both have been hurt alot of times.
I just want to make things right, and be that “awesome” gal, he fell in love with..
I know the age can make a huge difference, but love is love.
g1ggl35

nah what evr age dont matter for love .why the fuck does the law and parents have to seperates us gosh they dont get as poeple u know people dont listen to them and do what ure heart tells u .love who ever u want to love ooooooooooookkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
annonimas

see tbh, i’m 14 and i don’t think age matters? i was going with and 18 year old, and cheated on him with a 27 year old !
they’re both lovley guyss, but i’m not with eithur of them anymore,
so age to me , doesn’t matter ok? it’s sillyy .. if you love someone? then age shouldn’t stop you! yeah whatever it’s a ‘rule’? but rules are meant to be broken arn’t they? exactly.
so don’t worry about it.
unknown

Well I’m a 16 year old young ladii who happens to date this 26 year old man.where I’m from,you always grow up fast but in my case its diffrent.it all started when I was about 5yrs old I started living with my mother,I’ve always stayed with my grandparents since I was born but at the age of 5 I’d began living with my mother.she had a serious drinking problem over the years and I was always around negative things,from drugs,abusive relation-ships,etc.I was always mature for my age and I knew a lot of things kids my age didn’t kno,everything I learned I learned on my own and never really had anyone to talk to.I was in this relationship with a guy my age and when I tried tellin him my story,he laughed and made jokes out of the situation.from that point on I knew that I would never date anuther male my age.see I took and still do take things serious when it omes to my life and the ppl in it.I’ve protected my mom pretty much my whole life andd always took care of her and did anything I could to help her out.but now things seem to be diffrent now that I’m older.now that I have this new guy in my life who’s 26 she seems mad all the time.I mean we’ve been together for 1yr and 5mons now and the relationship I have with him is unexplainable.he’s treats me very well and would do anything too keep me smilin.he just like a blessing from god to me,its like god heard all my prayers and senT him str8 to me.I dnt kno what I could do to make my mom realize how happy he makes me and keeps me goin in the right direction.he’s always bthere when I need a shoulder to cry on or just to make me laugh.should I continue this relationship or let everything we been through go b/c of wht other ppl think?
kiwistrawberries

age shouldnt matter as long as your happy
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i think the age matters a lot, because if you are in the same age you have the same interests and the thinking. if one person in the relationship is there could be many problem,like spending the freetime and so on.
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Sassy_lexiw

age is just a # so it dint matter
Thisisit2009

I agree things need to be mutual
Joe_zcarter95

shut up
laugh@jhu

Stupiidest sentence ever!!! “Such are considerations that people should consider.” are you serious? such idiots lol that says nothing.
Jratliff

age does matter bc if u date a older person then u start lookn older den u suppose to look. Date sum1 ur age not ur ma or dad age. Ppl wil also talk bout u bc u carryn yo self da wron way. wat u think is luv just mite not b. luv cn b blind.
Areddick

Age doesn’t matter. If you really care for that person then in the end nobody would care. And who cares if people talk about you. Its your life not theirs. You do not start looking older if you date older people. I think you should date who you want.
Luv2sing1379

Just because your the same age does not mean you have same interests. You can be completely different. Age does not matter, as long as you are happy.
k.dantzler

i like this 33 year old man and im just 15 we may have future i really dont care about age if u love a person u love that person no matter wat age and i like older men im just sayin
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