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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH is 22 years older than I am. We are the love of each other's lives.  Happily married for almost 15 years, with three kids.  He makes much more money than I do, but he's also much more senior in his career.  And I've made over $200,000 since I was 27, so money's never been on my mind.  You may be shocked to hear this, but we just love working together, playing together, and raising a family together.  I wish you the same for your family. [/quote]

Curious: What do you say to people who assume that either DH can't handle a relationship with an equal and/or that you have a daddy complex?  For a few years after college, my former roommate dated a much older guy.  I always found him creepy (you know, because everyone over 40 is creepy).  Now that I'm over 40, that relationship makes even less sense to me.  I'm just trying to understand the appeal of the dynamic.  Because in my experience, people with 22 year age differences are not equals in any meaningful way and I'm not seeing how that relationship works.  That's not to say they don't get along beautifully, but I would question the maturity and motives of the couple, mostly of the older person but to an extent of the younger one as well.

I just re-read this and it sounds totally snarky, I'm not doing a good job of conveying my utter lack of understanding here.  Or maybe I am.   :mrgreen:[/quote]

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