You have heard my rationale on this. A 70 and 49 year old....they have gone through a lot of things, have their life, for the most part, figured out and should have some of the same goals and aspirations. 22 and 49.....If a 49 YO "man" has the ability to be in a relationship with a 22 YO....there is something wrong with him. Not speaking to your maturity at all. But a 39 YO man shouldn't even want the same things as a 22 YO. And...if he does....that speaks to his IMmaturity and inability to grow up. My dad is one of those and he fits it to a T. His new wife is 16 yrs younger than him. Then again, my dad is immature and can't date a 60 YO woman bc he isn't in that mind set.

At 49 there should be a massive generation gap. If there isn't there are issues. Only my opinion of course. But even from the age of 20 to now (I'm 23) there is NO WAY I could date a 20 YO boy. Just couldn't do it. You're at an age where we changed every 10 mins. And that's not a bad thing - that's normal. You shouldn't be in the same mind set as a 49 YO either.

I realize you have heard this before but I like to be as annoying as possible