The last lady I did this with was 20yrs my junior. We had a good time together. Age itsself doesn't seem to be much of a factor. Interests are.
Originally Posted by am-a-pleaser
Completely agree. As long as you have common interests, enjoy each other's company, and have compatible vacation styles (or at least flexibility and a willingness to compromise if one is go-go-go and the other is let's-sit-by-the-pool), why let the age of either of you get in the way? I do think it's more difficult to find that in someone with a large age disparity, simply because you are more likely to have been raised with different perspectives and have had different experiences, but ruling out the possibility before you even try to get to know someone is silly, I think.
A lovely lady once told me a gentleman friend of hers had expressed interest in meeting me, but had never taken the initiative because he was concerned I was "too young". This was when I was 28 or so, and as someone approaching her 30s for the first time, I found it both flattering and silly. Guess it goes to show that there's always going to be someone out there who considers you too young for them, no matter what your age is.
But is there and age difference at which it would bother you being seen publicly together?
Nope.
When I was 18, would it have bothered me? Probably. But a lot of things bothered me when I was 18 that don't now, so I don't know if it's because I've gotten older or that my personality's changed or both. I definitely care a LOT less what other people -- particularly people I don't know -- think of me than I did then.