Can a 22 year old girl and a 50 year old guy be happy together?

Question

It's not about the money. Why are people always thinking about money?

Answer 1

Well, Isabel the 50 y/o guy will sure be happy! Look, it's not my place to judge you, and you probably could pass on any more jokes. So, lets take this one step at a time, or one decade at a time. 1st ten years are going to be O.K. Lots of love, respect, security. Then the second decade, he's 60, and you're 32. He has hit the wall and MUST slow down, you however, are in the peak of your life and can't speed up, cause your with a grandpa. Oh yeah, did we forget kids? Yes you can have kids! But what kind of father is a 67 year old man going to be? Forget playing catch! Look Isabel, let me quit now before things get graphic. All I want to do is get you to look to the future. Not too far either, just a decade or so. I'm 50 and in great shape, but even I don't like what I see. Gravity and all! This decision doesn't just affect you, it affects your unborn child. Think Isabel!!!

Answer 2

I would think it's possible to work something like that out. It's a great thing for the 50 year old. That much of it is easy to understand. But the problem I see is that the 50 year old won't stay 50 as the 22 year old becomes 32 and 42 and 52. He'll be 60, 70, and 80 accordingly. That's the part that doesn't seem like it would work. But for right now, if it's working for both of you, more power to you. But I wouldn't expect it to work in the longer term (say 10, 20, 30 years from now).

Answer 3

my mom and dad were 26 and a half apart and they were together for 14 years. My dad was 50 when I was born and he died when I was 30. That was kind of a piss off, I wasn't ready to let him go, and his death was devastating to me. And I remember when I was little I never saw them hugging or kissing, or anything, but he was English, a WW2 vet, and very stoic in character. You could only see the love if you looked in his eyes, which would practically shine right out of his head. I may not have seen much affection between them, nor did I see any ill feelings either. So I would say that in the 70's it was possible, but with the way young people behave today, I doubt it. A 50 yr old man is going to appreciate the comforts of having a woman but he will not appreciate the 4am sat night parties, or the drama that a 22 yr old has in her life. He's looking for a comfortable relationship that takes little effort to enjoy in his later years, and he may be ok with some of her quirks right now, but sooner or later his "Archie Bunker" personality will demand that she stay home with as little dramatic emotional crap as possible and behave herself like a proper wife.
No, being the mother of a 14 yr old, and a 17 yr old, and being 33 myself, I've seen first hand how the younger generation behaves and I am appalled at what this world has to look forward to in the next couple hundred years, if they haven't destroyed it all by then. Todays young are tainted by the "You can;t spank your kids" syndrome, and are therefore rendered completely useless. There's no way a 50 yr old man could put up with that crap for very long. They're just too idiotic, with no morals.

Answer 4

In the short term? Yes....long term? possible, but not likely.

Fast forward 15 years...girl is 37 and guy is 65. Girl is focused on career while the guy is worried about the results from his last colonoscopy. I say that jokingly, but health is an issue here and it will rear it's ugly head when the girl is just hitting her prime. Not to mention that kids would be out of the question.

Notice, I didn't even mention love...we all get into relationships because we currently love someone. But, if you're looking at it long term then you have to look at other factors and it's those factors that doom this relationship.

But, since a 22 year old girl shouldn't be thinking long term relationships or kids anyways!!! have at it and enjoy!

Answer 5

What does a 50 year old and a 22 year old have in common? I don't think that the happiness could last.

Answer 6

First off, your not a girl..your a 22 year old women!!! Your old enough to date whoever you dam well please! As long as he is over 18!!! But anyhow, let me tell you this, you will have your fun and go out, and have things in common, but there is gonna be a time where this man is not gonna be on the same level as you. TRUST ME!! He is ready to settle down probley and relax, you on the other hand are SO young, that if you settle with a man like that, you will have to grow up really fast and lose alot of your liberty that most young people have. Like going out with your friends and so on. You got to think too that how long are you gonna be attracted to this person, looks aren't everything, but they do help. He will age quite quickly since he is already 50. Some women end up with older men, cause there was no father figure when they were growing up, some are with them because they have money, power or status. What's the reason why your interested? There's alot to gain from this and lose as well..

Answer 7

I can't help but wonder what a 22 year old woman would find attractive about a man old enough to be her father. I also need to let you know that I went through a period between the ages of 19 and 21 where I dated men who were much older than I (32 & 36). Now that I have moved passed that stage of my life I began to examine the reasons, and found that it was not really that I was in love with them, but that I was in need of that particular type of attention because of other circumstances in my life at that time. I would never say that you can't be happy with someone that much older, but that you need to examine your reasons for attraction and figure out if your attraction is genuine or self-serving the way mine was.

Answer 8

Yes Yes and Yes

If she is mature enought to enter into this relationship, and if he is ready to bridge the age gap, provided both be honest and sincere, then why not?

Since when was age a big deal??

Many men in 40's and 50's look young and sexy, and take good care of themselves.

Also, some men in age of 20-30 look old especially if they have had a rough time while growing up.

All the above also applies to women.

I don't think Catherine zeta jones made a gross decison to marry Michael Douglas.

Answer 9

Yes! My husband is 13 years older than I am, we have been together for years and we are closer now than we were when we got married. And not everyone will think it's about money, my husband had no money when we met! If you love each other and are compatible and want the same things in life, age should not matter. Does it matter what other people think?

Answer 10

A 22 year old girl can be happy with a 50 year old man as long as there is love. There is nothing more supreme than "Love." Someone out there said:
"God is more supreme." But my friend, don't forget that God is Love. They are one and the same, therefore, you can also say "Love is God. " If you really love this guy, there is nothing in the world that can come against you.
Let's just hope that this love is mutual, that this guy loves you as much as you love him and that he is not with you just to have a young, sexy, good-looking partner to display and arrogantly enjoy himself with.