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Dating in later life

Things you buy through our links may earn Vox Media a commission. In the summer, in the south of France, my husband and I like to play, rather badly, the lottery. I purchase scratch-offs, jackpot tickets, scraping the former with euro coins in restaurants too fine for that. I never cash them in, nor do I check the winning numbers. For I already won something like the lotto, with its gifts and its curses, when he married me. He is ten years older than I am. I chose him on purpose, not by chance. As far as life decisions go, on balance, I recommend it. When I was 20 and a junior at Harvard College, a series of great ironies began to mock me. I could study all I wanted, prove myself as exceptional as I liked, and still my fiercest advantage remained so universal it deflated my other plans.

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Note: This article discusses age gap relationships taking place between adults, meaning people over age 18 who are consenting to these dynamics. You're not alone if you're curious about what it might be like to date an older woman or partner. You may have noticed the age gap in your favorite celebrity couple or feel romantically toward an older woman you know. These observations might make you curious about dating someone older than you. Many women date younger partners, and many age-gap relationships can lead to long-term connections. Various factors may come into play regarding age gaps in a relationship. For many, sex is a factor.

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Our guest editors. Naegle and Benjamin H. Pike, and Brigitta Spaeth-Rublee. By Alexis Kuerbis and Silke Behrendt.

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How to Find “The One”

Even though relationships with large age gaps have existed forever, there's still a lot of stigma and taboo that surrounds them. When we look at the cultural conversation around relationships with big age gaps, there's usually two main judgements. The first one is the concern that the younger person is being exploited by the older partner, especially when there's money, status, sex and power involved.

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