I started dating my [late] first wife back in February 1965, when SHE was 25 and ME, 20 - an age gap of five years exactly (both of us being Virgoans) - this in an era when such a practice was considered as being very much the OPPOSITE to the norm. But it wasn't me being her "toy boy", so to speak, that bothered HER, ... more to do with the HEIGHT difference between us - SHE stood at only 5ft tall ... in marked contrast to MY 6' 1" - a fact that rather embarrassingly "came home to roost" initially (s'cuse pun) not long after we'd married when, in the bank one day, she happened to observe an unmistakable smirk on the teller's face while signing her name "I.M. Little"!
Needless to say ... ever afterwards, her signature became 'Iris M. Little'.
If only I was so lucky.
Simple choice: Spring chicken or old broiler...which would I prefer.
Life is short.
Give the young lady a bright future for her and her kids, in exchange for putting up with me for a few short years.
as anyone seen simplehearts avatar, the age gap is a lot closer now
i have learnt to do what my wife says!
i see you made the front page, graham
i have learnt to do what my wife says!
Age doesn't matter as long as you really love the person and be happy with her/ him. Even the height , long or short mean large medium or dwarf just feel comfortable and contented the love and happiness inside your heart, can make you smile, can go walk together, laugh together, cry together, you will say that I found my soul mate in life ... cheer up! what ever people say, it is not their life it is your life to the person you love... kaya ipaglaban mo hanggang kamatayan
would u all accept ..if u had a daughter of 16 marrying a man of 68 .... noooo i dont think u would accept that would you... there are some grey areas here
A rich man will find it easy to attract any woman but the downside of being rich is, they'll never really know if the woman wants him as a person or just for his dollars. I bet the vast majority of women who are with a wealthy guy would run a mile if he suddenly lost everything.
I would never accept my 16 year old daughter marrying ANYONE. Its far too young. Now if she was 25 or 30 and wanted to marry someone much older then would be different. Sure I would have reservations about it, especially wrt the extreme 50 year age gap that you present. But I would be far more interested in the guys character, his love for my daugther and his ability to take care of her than his age. I would much rather she find a good, loving and faithful older man than a young stud who is just looking to get his rocks off. Having said that, when I do have a daughter I know Im gonna be a protective daddy
You are absolutely right ladybug. Well said
Funny you should mention it. My very first pinay girlfriend used to call me papa. I was only 4 years older than her though. I never could figure it out but I tried not to think about it too deeply
Just picked up a copy of RTN(Round town news)an english language newspaper,an article inside reminded me of this post,a 62 year old irish DJ living in spain has just been pilloried for his dalliance with a 16 year old british kid,she and her family have returned to the UK because of the shame generated by the "affair"would u all accept ..if u had a daughter of 16 marrying a man of 68
Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust, and when you're up, it's never as good as it seems, and when you're down, you never think you'll be up again. But life goes on.
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It's the passion that she shows to the outside world.
I'd be more concerned if a daughter of mine was puking up in the gutter every weekend, after consuming probably 5 times her 'safe' consumption of alcohol, along with so many other youngsters nowadays.
In all honesty, this is my biggest worry for my children...and drugs of course.
massive age is fine as long as the relationship is doing alright. But when it turns "sour", age difference could be one of the culprit
This is taken out of context, to the way it was said, but they will leave you??...When they slip off this mortal coil. A young wife, is going to be widowed, at a young age?
Being cynical, if the marriage was for financial reasons, then the wife wins, if for love, then it is a heartbreaking fact of life.
I don't have any problems, with big age gaps, as many of them obviously work, but it is a consideration?
How long does the average marriage in the UK last anyway ?
Well...saves the usual argument over the money.
I published a post a couple of years back with the stats on age gaps in UK v Phil, and I think the average was only about 3 years greater for the Brit>Phil relationships.
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