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In reply to the discussion: I am a SWM, 63, and have never understood many older men. [View all]MotorCityBeard
(201 posts)I met my first partner when I was 34 and he was 59. We fell in love. Age was never an issue to us. We both knew how our families would react (Mike was the same age as my mother; I found that funny, Mike, not so much...) and we didn't care. We were in love, and it showed. Both our families were fine with that.
We had 5 wonderful years together until cancer took him. I have absolutely no regrets and feel I am lucky for our time together.
I've always liked older men, even when I was 18. It was just a personal preference. I'm 56 now, and grew into the age group I preferred.
I met my second partner a couple of years after I lost Mike, and we fell for each other. Steve is only a year older than me. To me. it just goes to show that it's the person, not the age, that is the attraction.