I know someone (23 yrs. old) who got an arranged marriage to a 35 year old business man last year. Hmm, i don't like this just because of the age difference. I just don't agree with arranged marriages. But it's part of my culture even if my family doesn't do it .
Honestly though, i see a very rare probability of an older person dating a much younger person on a basis of relationships and talking. What are they going to talk about? "So what'd you do in school today?" There is very little chance for connections. The admiration for one another is going to supercede any substantial relationship. What i mean is that they will like each other a lot more on face than they will under it. That's what i think anyway. They like the feeling of it more than the actual relationship? Know what i mean? It could work, i just think there are a lot of people that have no intention of carrying it beyond a sex relationship, and girls succumb to it often. They see a "dignified" older man and are drawn to him. It's not a good idea in my opinion. Society won't like it, on top of that there will always be a sense of dissatisfaction (however slight) within the couple because of society's disapproval. There are a lot of things that could go wrong from the start. But it could happen genuinely i'm sure.
Yes though, in agreeance of Seung Ju. It's not bashing on one's own sex to say guys are in it for the sex, because it happens a lot. Empirically it's that way, so why by simply stating a generalization of past actions does it make it a sex-degrading comment? It is a degrading comment, but it is a truth in my opinion and was not meant in harmful intent. Denying the validity of it to falsely claim that guys aren't like that is the wrong action. Like you said though Racer, not ALL guys are like that. But your example was one of someone dating within your own age. And i think that MOST guys who date kind of far off their age ARE like that (yes not all are, but most are...especially those that date out of their age).
In case you don't want to read this: I agree with Ken Versus Ryu, and seung ju. I haven't read most of the other posts. but here is mine, so again READ IF YOU WANT.
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