Age of Innocence...?
I generally make it as a rule not to date anyone more than 2 years younger. I know this sounds rather arrogant, but the fact is I barely have anything in common with people younger than me. I was born middle aged and got older from there on in!

Having said all that, I do have a thing for Thora Birch (American Beauty, the film and a good descriptive of her).

Naturally, age (to a sensible extent) shouldn't really matter, if you like someone, go for it and this story perfectly illustrates this.

When I was at university (about 18) I met a girl who was roughly the same age as me (I think she may have been a year older than me). She recently got married. One day I got invited to meet her husband. When I did, I got the shock of my life. He was a 50 something barrister! Now while I commend him for a young wife, I simply HAD to know what his secret was!

Turns out, she was best friends with his daughter (which means she was YOUNGER than 18 when she first met him!) and he was going through a messy divorce at the time. She started flirting and joking around with him. Eventually, a mutual attraction formed. I think he was happy that other women (well, "girls", in this case) liked him and she genuinely liked him. This kind of put the daughter's nose out of joint (understandably when you think about. Imagine your best friend becoming your step mother!) and caused them trouble. They still stayed together, despite the daughter trying to break them up. I lost touch with them after university. I'd like to think they're still together. They were nice people. Though, I have to admit, I did tease them quite a bit:

Husband: (On the phone) WIfey, could you pick me up, please?

Wife: (On the phone to him) Where are you?

Husband: On the bathroom floor......

Also, at university, there was another girl who was 18, but her boyfriend was 36. He had a family from a previous relationship and this 18 year old was thrown straight into it! She coped well, but it did take her patience to the limit. Because they loved each other, they saw it through. Again, I lost touch with them, but I'd like to think they're still together.

Kind of reminds you that love can exist anywhere, if you look hard enough.....

Length? No....let's leave this post on a good note. :O)
(The Stig, Fri 5 Dec 2008, 10:07, Reply)