Anonymous wrote:OP it may be that he doesn't take you seriously as a long term partner possibility and you are sensing that.
A lot of these guys are very deeply conventional about who they want to marry. And its normally women of the same age or younger. Especially in the US.
Anonymous wrote:Depends what success means to you? I don’t think it would work out as long term marriage. At 40 + your looks will go down hill by a lot, while his will be the same or better. If you get a long great, you could probably have a nice relationship for <5 yrs, but the age difference will likely cause some issues once you really start to show your age and go through menopause