Quote From: grammyb54I am a 53 yr old divorced woman who hopes that there is a Mr.Right out there for me still. I also beileve that people believe that it is okay to see a older man with a younger woman, but when the roles are reversed then society thinks we are awful. If you see an older woman out with a younger man you just assume that is her son, but when you find out different it changes some people's oppinons. I do think that part of the reason society sees so many younger women with older men is because those women want taken care of. I have been married 3 times, and maybe not looking for marriage again but that special person to be with.
I am married to an older man, by 16 years. I was 23 and he was 39 when we were married. It had nothing to do with me wanting to be "taken care of". I'm sure there are some marriages out there like that, but certainly not all. We have been very happily married now for over 21 years and will continue to be until death do we part.
When my husband began dating me and then married me, the women in the town we lived in resented the hell out of me. That was so wrong of them. They just assumed that I was after his money and that their own husbands would dump them and get "a young one" too, as if this would put ideas in their heads. It just blows my mind.
And BTW, this is his second marriage and my first. Instead of having anything to do with age, it has more to do with finding the right person. We happen to be soul mates and perfect chemistry. I had seriously dated several men prior to meeting my husband, younger and very wealthy. Not once did marriage ever cross my mind. Two weeks after meeting my husband I "knew" I was going to marry him and I was right. People get too hung up on the whole age thing and that is where they are going wrong. Try finding the person you are actually meant to be with and it would amaze you just how easy marriage can actually be.
