Guest 643- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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#1
You must have all seen the stories about tv presenter Caroline Flack and her boyfriend Harry from the group One Direction. Just wondered what you all think about age gap relationships. She is 32 and he is 17.
My first husband was 12 years older than me and sadly died from a heart attack at 50. I remarried a man 6 years younger than me and he is now 60. Both marriages have been happy even though in theory my first husband was old enough to be my present husbands father! Also my two husbands were friends with each other so age didn't matter to an all male friendship either.
Personally I think age is just a number but would be interested in what you all think.
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Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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#2
Lets start Howard off,swop my Mrs for someone half my age! ok 12 years younger then..........a few years younger then.......same age.......anyone!
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#3
it's alright for you john, lose one woman you have spares lying around.
the rest of us are stuck.
getting back to jacqui's question, 32 and 17 seems a bit off.
the same gap if it was 40 and 25 would be very different as both are old enough to know what they want.
there is more to a successful relationship than parity of ages.
Guest 715- Registered: 9 Jun 2011
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#4
Lucky Harry I say.
Audere est facere.
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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#5
I once dated a man who was 10 years younger than me, in some ways it was like looking after a child
. Ironically people thought he acted older than me as he never wanted to be out 'too late' the music was 'too loud' etc etc. I ended the relationship as he was jealous and possessive, I could even talk to the 80-year-old caretaker without him thinking I was up to something!
#6
My Old Man was my toy boy 32 years ago, and he is still my toy boy. Like most well loved toys though, his paint has flaked a bit and some of the parts no longer work. All the best bits are still going strong though. The cooking and cleaning muscles I mean, of course......
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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#7
Mrs COLLINGS aged 48 married at Deptford to ----- aged 19 (Kentish Gazette 1 July 1808 p.4 col.5)
QUESTED, Mr: "A few days since at Acrise, Mr - QUESTED of Dreales Farm, father of eleven children and whose age is trembling on the verge of 80, to Mrs ROSE of Blandred Farm in the same parish, mother of ten children the eldest of whom has just entered into the teens and the parent not attained her 35th year."
(Kentish Gazette Tuesday March 3 1812 back page col.4)
As Howard says: "There is more to a successful relationship than parity of ages"
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Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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#8
My grandad was 24 years older than my grandmother when they married, which didn't prevent her from having 11 children from him
Keith Sansum1
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#9
age shouldnt make any difference
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Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#10
Within certain limits, I hope you agree Keith?
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
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Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#12
I did hear from Fry & QI that the 'ideal' age differential between M & F was, a half plus seven years.
So;
14:14
20:17
30:22
40:27 etc.
I'm just saying, is all.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#13
So the ideal partner for a lady of 55 would therefore be......96!!!!!
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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#14
...and loaded. Peter.
Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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#15
My wife and I are both 58. So I should try to fix her up with a rich old guy of 102 while I look around for a 36-year-old?
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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#16
Howard is not rich but the age is about right! Watch him hanging around Blakes with a camera Peter, Ask Howard about Kim,I am sure she is about that age,hope you like pink!
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#17
i am not a proud man john any tips from you about matters of the heart will be taken on board.
failing that if you could point one of your discards in my direction i would be very grateful.