18 Year Age Difference

[agism]

So I have a few questions for the women out there.

The situation, 40 yo guy, 22 yo girl. But the guy looks 25-28.

1. Is the 18 year age difference a big deal to the girl? If so, why?

2. Is the fact that the guy actually looks much younger a positive or is the real age all the matters?

3. If the girl is actually interested in the guy, does that mean she has "issues" (i.e. golddigger, emotional)?

4. When women say "they like older, more sophisticated men", do they actually mean "I like rich guys"? I mean, how many older men who date young women are actually poor? Or do they really prefer guys that are confident, worldy, stable and that doesnt exist with guys 10 years younger?

Thanks for your perspective.

[vashti]

Smart girls will be worried about the age gap. At the age of 22, she still has a lot of growing to do before she matures into the woman she is meant to be, while he is probably just about done. She will very likely outgrow him in a couple of years.

The fact that he looks younger is just a decoy for the age gap - she may or may not be interested when she finds out how old he really is.

Yes, she probably has some issues relating to how she views herself in relationship to men, probably due to some dysfunction with her father.

[Sonrisa]

i been married to a guy who was 11 years older when I was bout 19. outgrew him in about 3 years. i don't regret it though. it was more beneficial in terms of intellectual development to be with him than someone my age.