A man of 30 is an older man to a 20 year old woman, but a younger man to a 40 year old woman.
I respect everyones right to voice and have their own opinion. I would never be upset with anyones preferences. What does upset me is the narrow mindedness of categorizing and excluding someone based on an age number before knowing anything about that person as a individual. My brother married a woman 14 years younger than himself, and yes, when he first asked her out he was persistent in doing so. (Younger men do this too). Her attitude was much the same that is represented in parts of this thread. Now, after 15 years of marriage she is very thankful that he was persistent, and I am very thankful to have a wonderful niece and nephew because of it. Love conquers all things. Except a closed mind. jmo I will say no more.
Shangrala, I'm glad for you, that you looked beyond the numbers to find your happiness.