Just curious... how much age difference do you have to your girl/boyfriend/wife/man/etc? How big age difference do you think is "normal", "ok", "acceptable" .. and what is not something acceptable? Of course every relation is person to person but .. what do you think, what do you have and what have you had (and did it work)?
As well, is it ok for the man to have a girl 10 or 20 years younger than him, but that situation be "not ok" if the woman is the older one?
Where I grew up, the couples were generally of the same age, men being 2-10 years older. Of the friends of my parents, I think I can't really call a couple where the woman would have been the older. And among uncles etc, there were a few who had 20 years or more age difference. Those uncles with that big age difference to their wives seemed ok, the wives seemed just to be older than they really were, and no one seemed to judge their decision to be together. Man being the older one was the norm, so a 20 years younger wife seemed ok, but .. the wife being a year older seemed to be so rare.
Now .. it seems people are more used to diversity. Not only age, but as well people from cultures that would have been .. far more rare .. in many parts of Europe. A few friends of mine have had a boyfriend younger than them (not like 1-2 years but 8 or so), and the reason they split up was not caused by the age.
I have changed of what I was and thought years ago. I used to be for a long time with someone nearly 10 years older than me, and it seemed fine (as he had a big Peter Pan syndrome). Well - now this guy is getting closer to his 40 years, and is with someone half of his age. I think it is a bit .. much. But in this particular case it will work - untill she will be a bit older and grow up. When he'll probably go to someone younger again, just to avoid growing up.
For a short time I've frequented someone with even more ge difference, 13 or so years more than me. That felt just too much. Six year was something that seemed fine at the time. Now ... I'm noticing the people of my age think too old for my taste.
so 2 years seems pretty much ok now (he being the older one), but amazing .. I feel far less mature than I used to .. oh well. I'm feeling younger and younger, so I guess if I'll ever change again I'll prefer the younger ones..
As well, is it ok for the man to have a girl 10 or 20 years younger than him, but that situation be "not ok" if the woman is the older one?
Where I grew up, the couples were generally of the same age, men being 2-10 years older. Of the friends of my parents, I think I can't really call a couple where the woman would have been the older. And among uncles etc, there were a few who had 20 years or more age difference. Those uncles with that big age difference to their wives seemed ok, the wives seemed just to be older than they really were, and no one seemed to judge their decision to be together. Man being the older one was the norm, so a 20 years younger wife seemed ok, but .. the wife being a year older seemed to be so rare.
Now .. it seems people are more used to diversity. Not only age, but as well people from cultures that would have been .. far more rare .. in many parts of Europe. A few friends of mine have had a boyfriend younger than them (not like 1-2 years but 8 or so), and the reason they split up was not caused by the age.
I have changed of what I was and thought years ago. I used to be for a long time with someone nearly 10 years older than me, and it seemed fine (as he had a big Peter Pan syndrome). Well - now this guy is getting closer to his 40 years, and is with someone half of his age. I think it is a bit .. much. But in this particular case it will work - untill she will be a bit older and grow up. When he'll probably go to someone younger again, just to avoid growing up.
For a short time I've frequented someone with even more ge difference, 13 or so years more than me. That felt just too much. Six year was something that seemed fine at the time. Now ... I'm noticing the people of my age think too old for my taste.
so 2 years seems pretty much ok now (he being the older one), but amazing .. I feel far less mature than I used to .. oh well. I'm feeling younger and younger, so I guess if I'll ever change again I'll prefer the younger ones.. 
