I don't mind age gaps. I hate to admit it, but I love men younger than me. I like being the older one, the one 'in charge' so to speak. It makes me feel like I have a bit more control over certain situations, and not only can I be a gf, but also a mentor so to speak, and hopefully nip the guy's bad habits in the bud lol.

Wishful thinking, but still wishful nonetheless, lol. I love my younger bf, though, to pieces.

I think that age gaps are only a problem when one partner is exceptionally young. In my opinion in cases where one partner is under the age of 25, and ther is more than a 10 yr age gap, the relationship is not beneficial to either party. With teenagers, I think there should probably be a 5 yr cap.

The only reason I feel this way is because at that age you are young and still figuring out who you are and what you want in life, learning how to take care of yourself and be a responsible person. When there is one partner who is much older with a partner who is so young and inexperienced not just sexually but in dealing with all that life can throw at a person, the older person usually becomes some what of a caregiver, or guiding force in the relationship. I think that a person needs to become self reliant and self aware before they enter a relationship where there is a marked age gap or experience level.

That whole figuring yourself out stage is REALLY important, and it is hard to do that and remain in a stable relationship with somebody who has already been there and done that. Once you have gotten beyond that point in your life however, I don't think age should be a factor.

I love that my husband is mature, stable and protective. Maybe it is some sort of daddy complex I have or something. I don't care. I love that he is older. We have a 12 year age gap.

wow 15 yr age gap is a bad thing? hrm...lets see...hubby is 44 in april, i be 23 in october...so thats 21 yrs? bah who cares bout the age gap? i dont think that anyone under the age of 18 should even consider getting into a relationship with a gap of more than 5yrs but mature people who honestly dont care about the age difference shouldnt be looked at like freaks. weve had a bunch of people give us nasty looks at the mall when were holding hands or when we give each other a kiss, and as soon as those pricks see the kids and it clicks that our two beautiful boys really are our children its more annoying. i love that hes a mature guy who has his brain together and not in his britches 24/7 and he loves that im intelligent and willing to experiment. if two people love each other who cares how much of a difference there is?
okay im hopping off my soapbox now

My SO and I are starting out and we have a 27 year age difference. We expect to get a lot of strange looks and awkward comments over the years. Hell, in the past month or so, we have already had a fair share of these while we have traveled in a couple different states. Do we care? No.

The biggest concern we have is when we tell our families. We can always find new friends, if they cannot except us, but we cannot change our families. From what we have read, it is best to tell them early on. If they freak out, they will still usually come around after they see how much in love you are and that the relationship is real and not just a passing fling. Anyone have experience with this part of the age gap?

we have 19year age gap. We have gotten comments like when i was pregnant and gathering things for my baby shower that " i would not be giving my 15year old daughter no baby shower if she got pregnant" lol i turned and looked at hubby and kissed him and said well i guess its a good thing im 20 and we are together lol. that was a funny day the look on them ladies faces was priceless. also have been looking at dvds together and some women was trying to get her daughter to look at them with her and she turned and looked at hubby and said "at least urs is still interested" haha. makes me giggle every time. also when i was in hospital and was getting taken away for surgery nurse said to say good bye so hubby kissed me and we went off nurse when she was pushing me down hallway was like "so that must be your boyfriend i thought he was your father until he kissed u like that." lmao
some people werent to happy about it but i dont care this is my life and i love it how i want to. and we have a great relationship! and now have two beautiful little boys.
i love that my man is older i just love older men all the way up to micheal douglas age they are just like wine they just get better with age! and they always want to please u and take care of u and i get whatever i want! this is the best relationship ive ever had and ive had some bad ones! we are really great for each other and have great communication, fabulous sex life, and wonderful family!

My man is 13 years older than me, and I love it. He's very youthful and looks very young, so it looks/feels like we're really only half that far apart. I love what other shave already mentioned: maturity, stability, etc. But I also really love the different cultural perspectives we bring to the table: we're constantly introducing each other to classic music, movies, books, etc that were favorites of ours and the other likely never heard about thanks to the age difference. He also has the benefit of more sex experience and more sexual confidence than newbie me, and I'm loving that.

my partener is 5 yrs younger than me and it hasnt really seemed to make any difference , i usually go for older but he is pretty mature for his age

We have a 14 year age gap. I honestly don't notice it or think about it. We just clicked from the beginning though, so the age difference just kind of melted into the background from day 1. Anyway, there are things he is familiar with that I'm not, and vice versa. Mostly pop culture phenomenon from our various generations, but it's never an issue - in fact I enjoy that part because it causes both of us to learn something new about each other.