Dating older man? Consider these points

Question: I'm in love with a man twenty years older than I (I am 32). My parents, the contemporaries are, express concerns. What aspects must I be dating older man?

Each relationship is by difference, whether the difference on sex, religion, race, ethnicity or age is challenged. Are there differences based on age, a relationship challenge?

Of course it is but that does not necessarily mean that a relationship should not be followed. It is therefore, to understand and to strengthen them make these differences.

What may be some challenging differences? There is a difference on the basis of experience. Its mate was born in a different set of cultural influences in his case, most likely the 1960s and the time of the Viet Nam war.

These cultural events did affect the view of the world. So, if talks about the impact of the murders, for example, you do not affect your mate the performance on may had these events to people who grew up at this time.

It can be also different goals. Their goals may be to do more to reach may be different during its priorities. Decisions that children can be affected also by the difference in age.

But the bottom line is this. There is nothing specific for age difference what suggesting, that of older men is a bad idea. Relations of any kind are or fall off of how difference is dealt with.

Richard B. Patterson, PhD. is a clinical psychologist in private practice in El Paso, Texas. He is the author of three books on psychology and spirituality.

Originally published 02/15/99
Revised 08/29/10 by Marlene M. Maheu, PhD.