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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There's so much discussion of men in their 40s and 50s, often divorced with kids, dating women in their 20s.  But seriously, what do you do in these relationships? I know you have sex. I get it; that's the main point.  But is that the whole thing?  Even if you've reduced the relationship to fancy dinners, shopping, and sex, surely there are times when you would a conversation, right? Over dinner? What do you talk about? do you have shared hobbies? Do you enjoy the arts together? Do you talk about parenting and does she talk about grad school?  Does you hang out with her friends? Do she hang out with your friends? (Do you even have friends?)

It's not that I think it's immoral for a guy in his 40s or 50s to date a woman in her 20s.  It's just that I don't understand how it actually works.[/quote]

Sorry, who is talking about this? I don’t see it at all in my personal life. Literally everyone I know is married to or dates people within like 3 years of their age. Then again, I’m mostly surrounded by well educated professionals. Someone with a big age gap would really stand out and get laughs.

I’m in my 30s now, but if a guy in his 30s would have approached me when I was in my 20s I would have cringed. Older guys are invisible until they approach you, at which point they become creeps and you have to grab your girlfriends to save you.
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+1.  I don’t see this dynamic in our friend circle at all.  My daughter and her friends who are in their 20’s would be creeped out by older men hitting on her or women her age.  It’s just a nonnstarter for her and her wider group women friends.[/quote]

Nobody is hitting on these delicate flowers out in public. I’m in their listed age range on the dating apps (that they deliberately choose themselves) and they match with me.

To quote everyone’s favorite DCUM poster: easy peasy.

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