{"id":17101,"date":"2018-07-27T01:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T08:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datemixstaging.wpengine.com\/?p=17101"},"modified":"2022-07-11T07:43:04","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T14:43:04","slug":"5-things-dating-younger-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/over-50-dating\/5-things-dating-younger-man\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things That Happen While Dating a Younger Man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may not even be looking for it\u2026 You\u2019re just busy being you\u2014working, hanging out with friends, having fun. Then one evening you\u2019re sipping on a drink at a party, chatting up your friends, you flip your hair like a starlet, and then (as if on cue) a cyclone in tight jeans shows up and you\u2019re struck. Okay, so he looks a little younger than you but what are you going to do, card him? You get together a few times, no big deal, right? Until those warm, fuzzy feelings creep in and next thing you know you\u2019re in a relationship with a 10 year age gap. Gulp. Now what? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t panic, moisturize, and get your priorities in a row. Depending on where you are in life, dating a younger man (even a significantly younger man) can be a good thing. But it will help if you know your own heart and where you\u2019re going in life. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask yourself the following: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Do you usually fall hard and have serious relationships?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Do you want to get married soon and start a family? &nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Do you worry what people think?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you said \u2018yes\u2019 to any of these questions, you may want to put on your big girl shoes and walk away. You need to be confident and risk averse to date someone so much younger and not give a damn what anyone thinks. In other words, being called a cougar shouldn\u2019t bother you one bit, not to mention a few jabs on social media about your boy toy. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that we got that out of the way, ask yourself a few more questions:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Are you recently single and looking for fun? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Do you have an open mind? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Do you have a secret crush on Harry Styles?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/lov\/online-dating\/older-women-dating-younger-men\/\">older woman looking to date a younger man<\/a>, there are some excellent benefits to consider:<br> <br> <\/span><b>1. You\u2019re equals in the relationship.<br> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Younger men are used to things being equal between men and women, so there are less assumptions about who does what. You both pay when you go out. You both do the chores. And don\u2019t be surprised if he uses more hair gel than you!<br> <br> <\/span><b>2. Younger men have less baggage. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br> With less of a past the future looks pretty bright. Anything seems possible for a guy who hasn\u2019t really been stung. You can make it up as you go along.<br> <br> <\/span><b>3. They\u2019re physically more appealing. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br> I don\u2019t have to expound here but a young athletic body is nice to have around and not just to move furniture. And let\u2019s not forget the fun factor! Late night movies, dancing, discovering new music, and having new experiences. <br> <br> <\/span><b>4. It\u2019s empowering.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br> What\u2019s interesting is what a younger man can do for you emotionally. For the first time, you may be the one in charge. It\u2019s empowering having a slightly more dominant role. And you also may enjoy nurturing someone younger. It\u2019s very rewarding giving guidance to someone you believe in and care about. \u00a0<br> <br> <\/span><b>5. Getting serious is always possible. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br> If there\u2019s a big gap, the more likely scenario is that you give each other some wonderful gifts and move on. If it does work out then thank the god of love! You can possibly have a long life with someone wonderful who keeps his hair and drives at night\u2014the ultimate stud in later years.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you\u2019re in the throes of passion, you never think of the end of the journey. Here, you should. And kindness, as always, should inform your decisions. If heartbreak occurs, then you need to be the grown up. (You have more life experience.) Words will fail no matter what, but accept that the journey has ended and cherish the memories. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I look back at my experiences with a younger man they were lovely and heartbreaking. And indelible. You become part of a person\u2019s life story. And they, yours. It may be just a chapter but it still matters. At the very least, you\u2019ll be a little deeper for it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dating a younger man (even a significantly younger man) can be a good thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":17102,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[886,979],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dating-advice-women","category-over-50-dating"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Things That Happen While Dating a Younger Man<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Depending on where you are in life, dating a younger man (even a significantly younger man) can be a good thing.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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