I think it depends on what you believe. I have not met anyone that I would consider dating that is younger. I tried it several times and I just got bored and was unable to feel comfortable with little things like them not knowing the music that my generation listened to. Something important to me. I bond on stuff like that.
Call that dogma if you want, whatever, I have come to know that for me, I won't be able to shake that. At least not at this time in my life. Maybe sometime, but not right now.
I get that it works for others, I really do, they seem to place value on different things than me and that is fine.
I can really get into listening to music that is current with my younger friends and go out and do a lot of traditionally "younger" things to do like going to clubs and shows where I am the oldest there. But when it comes to me talking about my past and they just stare at me blankly and blink, I realize that that is somewhere we will not relate and I like to be able to relate to everything. If they weren't even born when I was going to sock hops in the gym in junior high and remember my boyfriend being the best break dancer there, I don't like how I feel as a result. I feel old and like a novelty and that they are just bored and can't relate...
That's really what it is for me,,,, the last bit there that I wrote. I feel I have to cut out the part of my life that came before their conscious life time and I don't like that feeling. I have found no way around it.... the reverse is with someone older. I feel like I don't relate to the time before my conscious life time and feel like a baby.
I hope this makes sense. I am enjoying the opportunity to explore this. Thanks to the OP for letting me get off topic
not that you had a choice, but I find all too often that this age thing is just avoided and I decided this time I didn't want to avoid.... I feel I am in a place where I am able to place no judgment on anyone else and can handle other peoples judgment.