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lilhave · 07-10-2006, 04:40 PM

Your 20 and he or she is 32. Is the age difference to vast to have a relationship.? Does it change if either sex is the older?

Harvey

Nighthawk76 · 07-10-2006, 04:45 PM

I'm not sure really. I've heard that when there is a big difference in ages between the man and the woman that they tend to have less in common. I guess a lot of it also had to do with who the two people are. I'm not sure if a relationship would really work between a 20 year old and a 32 year old. There would be such a huge difference in the level of maturity.

lilhave · 07-10-2006, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by DAX

I'm not sure really. I've heard that when there is a big difference in ages between the man and the woman that they tend to have less in common. I guess a lot of it also had to do with who the two people are. I'm not sure if a relationship would really work between a 20 year old and a 32 year old. There would be such a huge difference in the level of maturity.

I agree with you. I truly believe their interests would be to far apart. I don't believe my intersts were the same at 20 as 32. At 20 I was deeply involved in sports, running around, school, little responsibility, living day to day and once I got married there was a period of adjustment. I didn't get married till I was 28 so I had slowed down somewhat. I had a job, planned for the future and thought less of play and more ofwhat the future held.

Harvey

Sharop · 07-10-2006, 07:00 PM

Well, there's a 14-year age gap between my parents, so it can work.

They met when my mother was 23 and my Dad was 37.

My parents are also friends with a couple who have a 16-year age gap between them.

theshark8777 · 07-10-2006, 07:27 PM

Age is simply mind over matter.

James"Thunder"Early · 07-10-2006, 07:30 PM

It depends on two things, if the younger person is mature enough to handle a relationship with in older person and if the older person can handle being with younger person.

LuLu Rogers · 07-10-2006, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by James"Thunder"Early

It depends on two things, if the younger person is mature enough to handle a relationship with in older person and if the older person can handle being with younger person.

I totally agree.

Brad Russ · 07-10-2006, 09:17 PM

As long as the two individuals are over 18, I don't think any age difference is out of bounds. Nobody is going to tell me who I should love!!

LuLu Rogers · 07-10-2006, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Little Mel

As long as the two individuals are over 18, I don't think any age difference is out of bounds. Nobody is going to tell me who I should love!!

That's a good way of putting it too, LOL!

dawsongirl · 07-10-2006, 09:18 PM

Sure it could work. Just takes the right two people.

Rachel3118 · 07-10-2006, 10:38 PM

It can work with the right people but in most cases it probably wouldn't work.

sara · 07-10-2006, 11:57 PM

It's not so much the 12 year age difference, if the people were 40 and 52 I don't think there would be that much trouble. The bigger issue I think would be that at 20 you're still searching for your identity. It would be hard to be in a relationship with someone who's already been through their 20's and figured out who they are.

swedeace · 07-11-2006, 07:00 PM

I'm a hypocrite when it comes to this age-old question. I do believe in the notion of "maturity and individuality over the age number," but I personally tend to have a problem with it when it comes down to me. I don't like too young or too old. Then again, I have my personal reasons over why I don't want it for me. It's too long to just sit and describe in public, so I'll just leave it at that.

*MIBabe03* · 07-11-2006, 07:06 PM

I think it could work. You can't really help who you feel for and age shouldn't really matter. Jason and I are 7 years apart, and born in different decades. He was born in 78 and I was born in 85. Really the only difference is some of the music we enjoy. We both love Classical Rock, but he loves the earlier 90s bands and I love the more Now stuff. Not a big deal.

strawberry cupcake · 07-11-2006, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Little Mel

As long as the two individuals are over 18, I don't think any age difference is out of bounds. Nobody is going to tell me who I should love!!

thank you! that is what i always say, age is just a number if you are over 18.

see, my man is 57 and i am 21, that is a 36 year difference, but we both are very mature and we have tons in common. some older/younger relationships work out and some just don't.

07-10-2006, 04:40 PM	#1
lilhave Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 03, 2004 Location: N.Y.C. Posts: 2,294	Too great of a age difference? Your 20 and he or she is 32. Is the age difference to vast to have a relationship.? Does it change if either sex is the older? Harvey

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Sharop Andy Gibb aged 12 Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 03, 2004 Location: Courthouse Square, Hill Valley, beside the clocktower, 10:04 p.m., November 12th 1955 Posts: 3,912	Well, there's a 14-year age gap between my parents, so it can work. They met when my mother was 23 and my Dad was 37. My parents are also friends with a couple who have a 16-year age gap between them.
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James"Thunder"Early Whoever's In New England Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 23, 2004 Location: The Apollo Posts: 7,088	It depends on two things, if the younger person is mature enough to handle a relationship with in older person and if the older person can handle being with younger person.
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Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	I'm not sure really. I've heard that when there is a big difference in ages between the man and the woman that they tend to have less in common. I guess a lot of it also had to do with who the two people are. I'm not sure if a relationship would really work between a 20 year old and a 32 year old. There would be such a huge difference in the level of maturity.

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dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,140	Sure it could work. Just takes the right two people.

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Rachel3118 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 13, 2005 Posts: 1,768	It can work with the right people but in most cases it probably wouldn't work.
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sara Member Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2002 Location: grandville michigan Posts: 2,296	It's not so much the 12 year age difference, if the people were 40 and 52 I don't think there would be that much trouble. The bigger issue I think would be that at 20 you're still searching for your identity. It would be hard to be in a relationship with someone who's already been through their 20's and figured out who they are.
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swedeace Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 22, 2003 Posts: 9,009	I'm a hypocrite when it comes to this age-old question. I do believe in the notion of "maturity and individuality over the age number," but I personally tend to have a problem with it when it comes down to me. I don't like too young or too old. Then again, I have my personal reasons over why I don't want it for me. It's too long to just sit and describe in public, so I'll just leave it at that.

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MIBabe03 Loving Swingtown! Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 28, 2002 Location: TX Posts: 4,646	I think it could work. You can't really help who you feel for and age shouldn't really matter. Jason and I are 7 years apart, and born in different decades. He was born in 78 and I was born in 85. Really the only difference is some of the music we enjoy. We both love Classical Rock, but he loves the earlier 90s bands and I love the more Now stuff. Not a big deal.
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