Myths About Dating a Girl Older Than You
More and more people accept the idea that age doesn't matter when it comes to love. But that's how it is? After my divorce at the age of 38, I was asked to date several men in their 20s. This got me thinking about the age difference and our cultural assumptions about dating older women. I realized that I needed a change of perspective. Fast forward to today, a few months into my second marriage, and my perspective has certainly changed. My wonderful partner is a man who is almost 12 years younger than me and the difference in age means nothing. On my wedding day, I decided to debunk some myths about dating older women : Myth 1: You will have nothing in common You may be worried that if you go beyond your own age group, you won't have enough resemblance to work with. You'll be dealing with different music, you won't get your movie reference, different schools for the two of you, your childhoods were different... and this is all very true, but doesn't it apply to ...