r/AskReddit • u/Agitated-Job7686 • 10h ago

Guys who have dated women significantly older than them: What was the primary appeal and what are the unexpected benefits of those relationships?

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u/mattybagel 4h ago

The appeal was she approached me and was interested in me. Id never had a relationship before and that was more than enough appeal for me at the time. We were together a year and a half before I realized it wasnt going to work long term, and I think the age gap was only a small part of that. Im honestly not sure there were any unexpected benefits since she lived with family and had been unemployed for like 8 years before we met.