Is it weird for a 41 year old to date a 25 year old?

[Anonymous]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5849663/Adrian-Grenier-leans-kiss-girlfriend-Jordan-Roemmele-romantic-working-lunch.html

Look at the pics of 41 year old actor Adrien Grenier of Entourage and his 25 year old GF.

Anyone else think it looks a little creepy for a man that age to date such a young woman? I know this is par for the course in Hollywood, but what about IRL?

I had zero interest in 40 year old men in my 20s. 40 year olds were the dads of kids I babysat in my teens. I had zero in common with them. And now as a 40 something married to a 40 something, I could not imagine my DH dating a young woman slightly older than our own college-age sitters.

Anyone have thoughts on this?

[Anonymous]

He is great looking, so I can see what she sees in him. Plus money, maturity, power.

[Anonymous]

Of course it's weird. But slightly less weird in Hollywood.

[Anonymous]

My first thought is that there's a thread like yours every few months on DCUM.

There's a 19 year difference between my husband and me. It happens a LOT in the rich man-hot girlfriend category. We are not in that category, but it still happens.

So, move on and broaden your mind.

[Anonymous]

I'm sure there are plenty of 41 year old women who would love to bed some hunky 25 year old.

[Anonymous]

Yes it is weird

Somewhat less so since he is so hot etc

It's not like he has a dad bod

But still

[Anonymous]

I dated a man in his 50s when I was 23. It was fun at first, but got boring quickly. We just didn't have anything in common. I wanted to go experience life, while he already had and just wanted a quiet life. I thought about marrying him at the time but now I can't even begin to imagine what it would be like with someone so old. Even my relationships with men 5-10 years older had age-related problems.

Now I'm in my 30s and a guy 10 years younger than me is interested in me. Yea, he's hot (really, really, really hot....mmm, abs!), but he's just....immature. Not in a bad way- he's more mature than most mid-20s guys- but there are still insecurity and immaturity issues. He needs a lot of reassurance. Plus we have different habits and lifestyles- for example, he wants to text and send selfies all the time, while I'm not really interested in that. He still does a lot of "young guy" stuff like playing video games for hours on end, which is kind of a turn-off for me at this point in my life.

So I don't find it creepy, but I think in most cases it doesn't work out. There are, of course, exceptions, but as a general rule I think there are too many generational and maturity differences. Then again, Hollywood actors probably aren't the most mature people

[Anonymous]

It seems that some women prefer the maturity of guys who could be their fathers. Not weird; just not the typical age difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure there are plenty of 41 year old women who would love to bed some hunky 25 year old.

Yeah. I’m a 41 year old woman who had a crazy crush on a 27 year old guy. Heh!

[Anonymous]

He's hardly your average 41 year old.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He's hardly your average 41 year old.

Does nothing for me. Remember as Anne Hathaway's cheated on bf on the Devil Wears Prada.

[Anonymous]

So Hollywood it is good exposure to date a “star”. If he does something(movie whatever), there is a good chance she will be in it.

[Anonymous]

Catherine zeta jones and Michael Douglas have 20 year difference. This is 16 years difference. On the high side but nothing too shocking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5849663/Adrian-Grenier-leans-kiss-girlfriend-Jordan-Roemmele-romantic-working-lunch.html

Look at the pics of 41 year old actor Adrien Grenier of Entourage and his 25 year old GF.

Anyone else think it looks a little creepy for a man that age to date such a young woman? I know this is par for the course in Hollywood, but what about IRL?

I had zero interest in 40 year old men in my 20s. 40 year olds were the dads of kids I babysat in my teens. I had zero in common with them. And now as a 40 something married to a 40 something, I could not imagine my DH dating a young woman slightly older than our own college-age sitters.

Anyone have thoughts on this?

If it’s just something short-term and for sex, no, not weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes it is weird

Somewhat less so since he is so hot etc

It's not like he has a dad bod

But still

He has a bit of a belly in that pic, but nice that you aren’t so picky.