Key to a happy marriage: marry an older man

[Anonymous]

My husband is 73 and I’m 61. Today he played three sets of tennis, two singles, and then he played golf walking 18 holes and shot in the low 80s. He’s definitely not partying tonight but I’m not sure a guy 20 years younger would be either. Some older guys are doing just fine but many aren’t.

[Anonymous]

I made many sacrifices not to do this. Did not want to be feeding a shaking person soup in my 50s.

[Anonymous]

Old men give you worms

[Anonymous]

Key to a happy marriage is marrying a guy who loves you more than you love him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Key to a happy marriage is marrying a guy who loves you more than you love him.

Some men love you *because* you love them. So in that case the key is being a good actress?

[Anonymous]

If it were beneficial to marry older then men would do it.

If you're slow: no, it's not beneficial.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It worked for me. I love my geezer (14 yr age gap) and he loves me, his eternally hot young wife. And (incidentally) my net worth is off the charts. Best decision I ever made!

This reminded me of a distant friend (friend of a friend) that married at 28 to a guy who was in his late 50s. Sure he owns his own house in Boston, adult kids already out of the house, no in laws to contend with. And she said the same thing, that she will be cherished forever just by being so much younger. I wonder if she'll still be saying that in her 50s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It worked for me. I love my geezer (14 yr age gap) and he loves me, his eternally hot young wife. And (incidentally) my net worth is off the charts. Best decision I ever made!

This reminded me of a distant friend (friend of a friend) that married at 28 to a guy who was in his late 50s. Sure he owns his own house in Boston, adult kids already out of the house, no in laws to contend with. And she said the same thing, that she will be cherished forever just by being so much younger. I wonder if she'll still be saying that in her 50s.

What an idiot, you shouldn't marry a guy twice your age for a house in Boston. You marry a guy twice your age for a house in NYC, a house in London, a house in Santa Barbara, and a boat.

She really sold out to the lowest bidder at 28?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It worked for me. I love my geezer (14 yr age gap) and he loves me, his eternally hot young wife. And (incidentally) my net worth is off the charts. Best decision I ever made!

This reminded me of a distant friend (friend of a friend) that married at 28 to a guy who was in his late 50s. Sure he owns his own house in Boston, adult kids already out of the house, no in laws to contend with. And she said the same thing, that she will be cherished forever just by being so much younger. I wonder if she'll still be saying that in her 50s.

There's something really creepy and strange about your worth in the relationship being based on being younger. There's something toxic about this. It's like it's not a real relationship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Marry a man older than you. You will always be the hot young thing and he can’t do better than you!

I think there are a lot of men who will leave you when you get old and get the younger version of you! I say marry the right person for you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Marry a man older than you. You will always be the hot young thing and he can’t do better than you!

I think there are a lot of men who will leave you when you get old and get the younger version of you! I say marry the right person for you

Yeah, I'm pretty sure when a marry marries you for your youth he dumps you once you lose the entire reason he married you. It's the flip side to a woman marrying a man solely for his money. She's out when the money is gone.

Healthy marriages are based on more, that's how they survive.

[Anonymous]

*man marries, not marry marries

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Key to a happy marriage is marrying a guy who loves you more than you love him.

Some men love you *because* you love them. So in that case the key is being a good actress?

No, that is a narcissist. We aren't talking about that kind of guy.

[Anonymous]

Years ago at a college reunion I went to the bar and ended up sitting next to a WWII vet. He was in his early 90s. He said “the key to a long life and happiness is to be with a younger woman - my girlfriend is only 87!” It made me so happy (even though I was with my husband who is two years younger than I am).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Years ago at a college reunion I went to the bar and ended up sitting next to a WWII vet. He was in his early 90s. He said “the key to a long life and happiness is to be with a younger woman - my girlfriend is only 87!” It made me so happy (even though I was with my husband who is two years younger than I am).

Adorable!