age difference
She thought he was "the one," but rumors say he couldn't get away fast enough.
Amidst all the brouhaha over Kanye's bad behavior last night at MTV's VMAs, The Washington Post's Celebritology blog dropped a rumor from across the pond: Nicole Scherzinger single again? Kanye's VMA Rage: Does Amber Rose Bring Out Worst?
That's right, word on the street is that The Pussycat Dolls star is broken hearted over a recent split from her twenty-four-year-old British Formula 1 boyfriend Lewis Hamilton, and has subsequently pulled out of her commitment to host the upcoming F1 Rocks pop concert in Singapore. The couple had been dating since 2007, and in recent months had … Read More
She was 17, he was 42. Advice about how one couple handled their age difference.
The last thing I expected from my senior year high school internship was to fall for an older man. I was looking to learn about the TV news business. I wasn't interested in finding romance and I certainly wasn't after a husband. But when I met Tom our connection was immediate. I was 17; he was 42—old enough to be my father (though my real dad was 59 at the time). But the significant age difference didn't impede the attraction either of us felt. It was easy to forget about the 25 years that separating us while I was … Read More
A widow reflects on the death of her much older husband.
I admired my future husband from afar for a couple of years before we finally met at a horse show where we were both competitors. He had a great sense of humor, was a terrific horseman and looked like Frank Sinatra. I was hooked.
He was recently divorced and looking. Of course I had been looking at him for a long time already. I was 20 and he was 45. I saw nothing but his smile. Neither the age difference nor the fact that he was two inches shorter than I am made any difference. There was something about … Read More
One woman explains what she's learned from her husband, who is 25 years older than she.
Billy Joel and his wife of nearly five years Katie Lee are splitting up. A "friend" of the couple told the New York Daily News that the age difference of 33 years drove the couple apart ( 15 Common Divorce Mistakes). I doubt it. Maybe, like so many couples that end up divorced, they just weren't meant to be. You never hear anyone say "Dick and Jane are the same age—that must have had something to do with their breakup." I call BS on blaming the age difference when it comes to divorce. Though, admittedly, I'm biased. … Read More
Do you have to overcompensate for the age difference in your relationship?
I have nine months to grapple with my disbelief over dating a 30-year-old before my boyfriend actually celebrates his third decade of life. At 21, I’m young enough to lack the proper shame for being broke, have neither a bachelor’s degree nor any discernible expertise, and occasionally cheat the public transportation system by paying youth fare. My boyfriend shares none of these qualities and certainly couldn’t pull off the latter, but we are remarkably compatible despite a seven-and-a-half-year age difference. Watch: Single in Australia: Older Men Date Younger Women
I could list a litany of reasons why … Read More
Pitfalls to avoid when dating as a cougar or a trophy.
In my twenties, I dated a guy who was 12 years older than me. In my thirties, I went in the other direction, dating a dude 11 years my junior. (Don't you dare call me a cougar!) Although both ended rather badly, I feel like that while the gaping age difference didn't directly cause either relationship's demise, it certainly didn't help. Mostly because I wasn't very graceful about handling it.
So, learn from my mistakes. Whichever way your May/December relationship skews, there are certain pitfalls you should do your best to avoid.
1. Stay away from cute but ultimately disparaging nicknames. … Read More
Where younger guys find their older mates.
Older women with younger men -- I thought it was just a media-fabricated phenomenon. Then I heard a 24-year-old guy friend raving about the 40something ladies in his building who flirt with him like blushing schoolgirls.
"Cougars" are the older women -- perhaps divorced, perhaps never married -- who are looking for fun and no commitments! "Prey" are the younger men these ladies ensnare.
If you are not as lucky with older women as my fetching pal, you may need a little guidance about where the cougars hang out. … Read More
Kristin Schaal opines on older women who date younger men.
Did you watch the Daily Show last night? Kristin Schaal, of Flight of the Conchords fame, opined to hilarious effect on cougars, the slightly sexist name for older women who date younger men. The internets have been abuzz with today, so it's only right that Tango readers get in on the action. Clip below.
Dating an older man meant no beer pong or silly dancing, but it also meant security and commitment.
When I moved to New York right after college, finding a boyfriend was the last thing on my mind. I was 22, single, and enjoying the fact that bars in the city stayed open until 4 a.m.
Out one night near my apartment, I pressed myself against the bar and tried to get the bartender's attention. He didn't notice, but an older guy next to me, slightly balding with a crooked nose, did. He ordered four shots of Jameson.
"You want one?" He asked, looking at me sideways. He was cute, I observed, broad-shouldered and solidly built.
"Whiskey is … Read More