Anyone here in an age gap relationship (15+ years)? What are some things that drew you to your partner and what are the challenges?

Been seeing someone for the past month and it’s the best connection I’ve ever had. We’re both over 30 and financially independent. Neither of us have or want kids.

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My MIL. Challenge is just that he’s a lot older and beginning to show signs of needing to slow down. He gets tired more quickly, his ankles are causing issues. Etc. She knew what she was potentially signing up for but she’s still so young at heart (and 12 years younger as well).
However, they make each other laugh and have really filled each other’s lives with color.

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When he retired and I still had 15 years left, the dynamic shifted. He just wanted to stay home. I wanted to live life. It didn’t work 4 years after retirement

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I’m sorry to hear that. Did you end up parting ways then? Was he always a homebody?

For us its been more of a cultural arrangement and over the years there have been ups and downs. We have struggled to be on the same page often and I have felt I have had to let go off many of my youthful aspirations due to his age, preferences and limitations. But life moves on and looking back, the years have flown by.

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Yes 💯

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Largest age gap I’ve ever done was 14 years, I was drawn to her because she was incredibly intelligent (Geneticist) and we had a ton in common.

Unfortunately you can be incredibly intelligent in some ways but not in other more important ways. Like life experience, relationship experience etc. which in the end is where it all fell down.

Together two years, I was the older one she was in her 20s.

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