Is It Possible For a Younger Woman and Older Man To Have a Real Relationship?

Men say they want a younger woman, but will those reasons make the relationship better or worse?

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Here’s an important fact:

In 2017, the online dating site Zoosk reported that 9 % online daters were more likely to like, message, or have a conversation with someone older/younger than them, compared to 2016.

60% of older men are attracted to younger women while 27% of older women are attracted to younger men.

The interesting thing is, the number of older men looking for younger women, matches that of younger women looking for older men.

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It is hard to find reporting on an actual number of “May-December” marriages that last, but what I have found based on research, is that most relationships consist of an older man and younger woman in general.

According to the Zoosk article, the average age difference in a heterosexual relationship is 2.3 years with the man being older.

In mature relationships where the woman is only a few years younger than the man, those relationships are pretty normal. I am only three years younger than my husband.