Miles Quaritch
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I've been thinking about this since the thread about the where a single 31 yo hung herself (not only because she was single, but clearly had other mental health issues) and as such I decided to look around my own social circle and I noticed that almost everyone (myself included) is dating someone a few years younger.
I talked about this with a friend last night, let's call him Simon, he's 32 and was dating someone his age last year, they had a good relationship or so it appeared but she broke up with him when someone else came along and he was left heartbroken (it didn't work out with those two, she tried to get back with him recently, but...more on this later**) so after months of being a miserable ass (seriously, months. Some people...), he decided to get back out there and noticed the interest he was getting from dating sites was from younger women. He got a few messages and dates with women his age, but he found they simply didn't have realistic expectations of a relationship or they were so desperate to move things along that he felt pressured into committing after just a couple of dates.
Then he met his current girlfriend, a 27 yo lawyer and he hasn't been happier. She is pretty amazing from what I've seen and I haven't seen two people so madly in love before. I asked him why did he decide to date someone five years younger and his answer was simple, she wasn't pressuring him to do anything or make commitments he wasn't ready for.
(** You're wondering about this, well his ex recently got in touch in and started to try and worm her way back in his life. When she found out he was dating someone new and younger to boot, she went into a tirade about how he was robbing the cradle and that of course he'd go younger because anyone is age wouldn't want him anyway. Much laughs were had listening to this voice message...)
Anyway, are single women over 30 screwed in some senses? Especially if they want children?
I talked about this with a friend last night, let's call him Simon, he's 32 and was dating someone his age last year, they had a good relationship or so it appeared but she broke up with him when someone else came along and he was left heartbroken (it didn't work out with those two, she tried to get back with him recently, but...more on this later**) so after months of being a miserable ass (seriously, months. Some people...), he decided to get back out there and noticed the interest he was getting from dating sites was from younger women. He got a few messages and dates with women his age, but he found they simply didn't have realistic expectations of a relationship or they were so desperate to move things along that he felt pressured into committing after just a couple of dates.
Then he met his current girlfriend, a 27 yo lawyer and he hasn't been happier. She is pretty amazing from what I've seen and I haven't seen two people so madly in love before. I asked him why did he decide to date someone five years younger and his answer was simple, she wasn't pressuring him to do anything or make commitments he wasn't ready for.
(** You're wondering about this, well his ex recently got in touch in and started to try and worm her way back in his life. When she found out he was dating someone new and younger to boot, she went into a tirade about how he was robbing the cradle and that of course he'd go younger because anyone is age wouldn't want him anyway. Much laughs were had listening to this voice message...)
Anyway, are single women over 30 screwed in some senses? Especially if they want children?