Dating an “Older Man” — A Whole Different Story When You’re No Longer 20 Years Old
A changing perspective on dating as you age
I have a mirror and I can count. I know that I am no tightly toned, smooth-skinned athletic 20-year-old beauty and I can count to 74 — the number of birthdays I have had. It is with this understanding, and with no offense meant to men my age and older, that I write this observation on how life’s perspectives change as the years pass by.
When I was 20, I longed to date an “older” man — 10–15 years older than me seemed ideal. The idea of spending time with a man, rather than an immature college boy, was exciting, intriguing, and even a little risky. I’ll bet Priscilla Beaulieu (later Presley) felt the same when she met Elvis Presley, who was 10 years her senior.
I anticipated conversations and experiences:
CAREER: There would be so much for me to learn from conversations with someone whose career was already in progress.
TRAVEL: Travel experience stories — not to mention the anticipation of inviting me to accompany him on an exotic travel adventure.
WORLD AND POLITICAL VIEWS: Conversations based on more life experience than those of an idealistic college student.
