juliaoceania -> RE: Age Differences (5/15/2006 9:30:44 AM)
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I agree with you, and I would not have left the relationship for this fear either. I stated that I wouldn't admit it was a problem for me during the relationship.. But deep down I constantly thought about how badly it would hurt to lose him. No one has any guarantee either,... I could get hit by a car tomorrow, true, BUT it is more likely that someone who is 20 years older will pass before you do. I did not make this up, I did not invent it, I am just stating the facts statistically speaking. I have issues about death anyways as I lost my father at 14. I saw my mom recently lose her only other mate besides my father, a 23 year relationship... I cared for him before he died. It made me think about my FUTURE relationships. What I want and what I need, and it is not a judgment on anyone else's wants or needs. I decided for ME I wanted to attach myself to someone that I could grow old with, not that would be old 20 or so years before me. Age is not a number .. it is a reality. People do age at different rates, and physically speaking I am a young 38 because of diet and exercise. Basically I decided I did not want to lose my mate prematurely. I came to this conclusion after being involved with someone much older than myself. I did not come to this conclusion because I lack an attraction to older men, I actually prefer them. I came to this conclusion because of other factors in my life, namely losing two father figures.. I want my next dom to be closer to my own age, even though that is no guarantee either, it is a better chance at two more decades of happiness... Just my opinion
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