8% of relationships have a 10+ year age gap. The last 9 years I’ve had a 15yr age gap that lasted 4 yrs, my current gf is 19 years for 2 years. Then had a few month relationships of 14-17 years. I dated some women around my age as well. I’m in my mid 40s now. I met them all on dating apps or insta.

Here’s a link with some pics of me for context of the age gap relationships:

https://imgur.com/user/xwshr99

*Side note, bottom pics someone asked me what I say on dating apps for best response.

Unless it’s very noticeable age gap, no one cares at all. You’ll face more random discrimination dating a woman outside your race than someone 20 years younger.

People don’t treat you differently, if she looks like an adult people treat her like an adult. The only people that care or say something negative are jealous. Parents and grandparents don’t care, they just hope they’re happy, they got their own lives.

They form for the most part because there is a small percentage of young women who seek out older men as a preference. I would say it’s a borderline fetish. I don’t believe there’s any guy that has so many dating options, he only dates much younger women. For me I’d say around 25% of dates were 20-26. I’ve also been in relationships with women my age.

When I had a gut and was half bald there was exactly zero younger women that had interest in me. When I got fit and got a hair transplant, then some noticed me and started matching with them on dating apps. Younger women are not attracted to old features (neither are older women), they’re attracted to older men who still have youthful aspects that have a fun lifestyle.

I had one date who I think was a girl trying to be a sugar baby and not actually interested in older men. Other than that all younger women were nice and pleasant to be around who I dated, generally same as women my age. I would say younger women tend to be more excited and interested to be out with an older man than women my age.

There seems to be this acceptance that some young men like older women, and no one thinks anything bad about the older woman. When young women do it, the older guy is sometimes perceived as a manipulating predator. This is not usually true, she’s an adult doing what she wants.

Sugar baby relationships are different and usually non exclusive, I’m not sure how those work. Young women who want a real relationship with an older man never ask you for money.

Having some age gap relationships and not, I can’t tell you about any significant differences between similar age or not. The one difference is the younger woman wants you to take effort to appear younger, she don’t care personally, she just doesn’t want a very noticeable gap.

I’ve seen a bunch of posts about age gap relationships. They just happen, it’s not abnormal to occur. I do think if you live in certain cities they are more common than others.

Here’s another thing that women don’t really understand about men dating young women. Some women claim men just want young. They shame men and say he just wants a child. An adult woman that just looks young does not bring a man status or respect, it’s the opposite and knows that. Walking around with the most young looking woman you can get is not how guys think or want at all.

Men occasionally pick younger women they offer the lowest barriers to entry, requirements, and less baggage. They don’t want marriage or kids on a short timeline, they just want a fun boyfriend. The younger women that get into real relationships prefer to be with older men, you’re not manipulating them. I’ve seen some age gap relationship posts come through this sub, having some I don’t really think it’s any big deal all around.