Ladies in your 30s - have you dated a guy in their 20s? I'm noticing as a 33-year-old woman that a lot of 27 and 28-year-old guys are approaching me. I have a hard enough time finding mature men in their 30s and early 40s so 20s scares me👀

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Sadly, maturity does not always come with age. Conversation usually reveals their mindset and ideals. Take it slow, and do NOT tell them what you are looking for! Anyone can play a role for a while.

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Exactly. I felt like just in hearing his response to what he was looking for. None of it sounded "intentional" - I feel like people in their 30s+ will typically say "looking for a serious relationship" or something of that nature. His response was about the type of person he wanted to be around – someone who would laugh at his jokes, have a good time, etc. which is all fine, but I didn't hear anything about a serious relationship. He mentioned that was "implied" but not sure that it always is.

Every person is different. There’s 40 year old men who are still immature out here as well. I wouldn’t generalize absolutely everyone. But I can see how the age gap makes the assumption of immaturity as men “mature later”.

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That's beautiful that you were able to evolve together. If you are 31 now and you met in college you would have both been in your 20s when you met ( if I'm following the timeline correctly). If I was in my 20s and met someone else in their 20s even with a 3 year age gap I'd be more receptive to that. There's a different energy to your 20s when it comes to learning how to own what you want, your identity, etc vs your 30s. Even career-wise - at 33 - I am in a different stage than many 27/ 28-year-olds. I'm sure there are examples of women in their 30s who have started relationships with men in their 20s but I'm not sure that it happens as often.

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I feel like those men are typically looking to settle down and are looking for a woman who has it "together" not necessarily because they like older women but they don't want someone financially dependent.

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This is spicey but I’m going to say it anyway… the one time I tried a younger guy he was terrible in bed. Poor thing barely had the basics down.

I’m 38 and he was 27/28 or something ridiculous like that. All my older girlfriends had been on my case about only dating older men. That one experience with a 20 something year old killed any FOMO I may have had.

If you are used to dating older men there’s a skill level younger men won’t have, and the conversations are different.

And yes this is a generalization and we should generally avoid them Try it. If you don’t like it, throw him back in the sea. 😉

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