From: utzoo!decvax!decwrl!amd70!clif Newsgroups: net.social Title: re: age differences Article-I.D.: amd70.400 Posted: Tue Jan 11 18:58:54 1983 Received: Thu Jan 13 05:22:21 1983 My roommate (22) has been dating a lady for about a year who is 40 or 41. Although, she is very attractive, she looks like a 35-40 year old lady. To make matters worse my roommate looks like he is 18, (he is always carded at bars, supermarkets etc. even when he is with his girlfriend ). She also has a daughter, who is 13. It sounds like a recipe for a horrible relationship. However, their relationship is one of the best I've have ever seen. (It is like something out of a Pop song it almost sickenly sweet.) Many people, including myself, have asked them if the age difference doesn't bother them. My roommate said that her age never really concern him and since they aren't planning on marrying it is really unimportant. She said that at first she was self-concious, but now she doesn't even think about it. Observing them for year has really changed my attitudes towards the age differences. I really believe that the "age taboo" (the woman older then the man) is an anachronistic throwback to an era when the father's duty was to make sure that his daughter(s) married men who could support them. Hopefully, now that women are allowed to assume roles other than being a housewife and mother, the "age taboo" will gradually disappear.