If you think a younger boyfriend or husband will keep you youthful, we’ve got news for you: he might just put you in an early grave. Research has found that having a male partner who is between seven to nine years younger increases a woman’s mortality rate by 20 percent.
Even if you meet a younger man who is mature enough to be with you, he’ll still have some of those quirks to work out of being, you know, young. I was personally very mature at age 25. But I also forgot to get my teeth cleaned for four years, so.
It can almost work, but on a social level, it gets uncomfortable. Women in their late 30s are certainly as mentally mature as men in their early 50s. That being said, the 50 and up group is its own special thing and the friends of that man will struggle to accept his 38-year-old girlfriend. There are experiences the older group has had that the younger woman just can’t relate to.
Twenty-something’s still have hope. They still believe that their business idea will take off and that their dreams will come true. All of those things of anyone of any age can be true! But most people feel less hopeful by 30 ,40 , and beyond. It’s nice to be around that hopeful energy.
The drawbacks are there, but the benefits make it all worth it. Sometimes.
Have you ever dated a younger man?
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Young bucks or oldie-but-goodies, who floats your boat?