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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What was that experience like? What's it like being the 19 year old dating a 30something guy?[/quote]

When I was 18, I met and dated a 34-year old single father.  We lived together for two years, engaged for one of them.  He was quite clear he was looking for someone to marry.  It was a good relationship in some ways and not in others, and I always knew it won't be permanent.  I broke the engagement and left him at 20 because I didn't want to be encumbered anymore.  He promptly met and married someone two years younger than me.  They have a child, and are still married 30 years later.

Then when I was 24, I had a 4-year relationship with a 48-year old.  That one was true love in many ways.  We had a really good time, although I could see that this probably won't be a lifelong relationship.   Sadly, he developed cancer and died when I was 28.  I was quite traumatized by his death for about six months, but recovered quickly after that. I think my system is just not designed for sustained pain or stress.  Youth wants to go on.

I am now 48 married to a 55-year old with three kids, leading a conventional MC-UMC lifestyle.  I think some relationships are meant for a particular phase in your life, and that's OK.  Not everything has to be for life.  I have very good memories of both relationships.  They had their downsides but so does every other arrangement.  No regrets whatsoever. [/quote]

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