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originally posted by: CharlesT
a reply to: payta
On a purely sexual perspective, it may very well make quite a lot of difference when you are 60 and still have the necessity of fulfilling your sexual urge but she is 72 and no longer willing, or even able to fulfill those needs.
When I was 24 I established a relationship with a partner 13 years older than me. Everything was fine until I turned around 55 and she was 68. You should expect sexual intimacy to end at some potentially premature point in the relationship.
originally posted by: eletheia
originally posted by: CharlesT
a reply to: payta
On a purely sexual perspective, it may very well make quite a lot of difference when you are 60 and still have the necessity of fulfilling your sexual urge but she is 72 and no longer willing, or even able to fulfill those needs.
When I was 24 I established a relationship with a partner 13 years older than me. Everything was fine until I turned around 55 and she was 68. You should expect sexual intimacy to end at some potentially premature point in the relationship.
Not all women are past it at 72!! and not all women look aged at 72 either.
And if you think all OAP's are celibate.... I have read some where that the
biggest increase in sexually transmitted decease's is not among teens but
in the older generation.
originally posted by: CharlesT
Edit: If you have not reached the age of 72 yet, wait a few years and post an update to this thread when you reach 72.
originally posted by: LukeDAP
This will be harsh, but I promise you I mean well. I'm in no way trying to disrespect you... however, this is my honest opinion:
Age is not an issue. Maturity is.
She's in a relationship with someone else, it's been that way for some time now, she seems committed - which shows some level of maturity.
You've been trying to get her out of this relationship and you led someone on even though you had feelings for someone else. Maybe you're not as mature as you think, which isn't necessarily connected to your age at all.
We all need some time to grow up, be aware of who we are and how our actions affect everything and everyone around us. That's being mature. Talking about things in a "mature way" means nothing if you can't ACT in a mature way.
Walk the walk, instead talking the talk.
I wish you well and I'm sorry if this came out too harsh.
I believe that maybe not right now but sometime in the future we could give it a try, when the time is right. We talk about it, but she tells me she would never be with me cause she feels the age difference is too big