I was married for 40 years,my wife then divorced me despite me being house trained!

As a once, (frisky) 20 year old single lad (forty+ years ago), I can in all honesty say that if a woman of 60 had made an advance I would have at least considered it. It never happened, so I will never know. Being single now, would I consider sex with a 20to40yr old woman?Absolutely not! It's my personal preference and I am not going to judge a journalist or anyone else, on their sex life with a younger partner. If both consenting adults agree, who am I to object.
As a newcomer on Gransnet, I do hope I have not spoken out of turn?

Granddad giff , no you have not spoken out of turn !
Within certain guidelines, most things are permitted , so do hope you enjoy posting , a lot of the time it is pleasant , always new things to learn.

I'm 68 next week. In the last 12 years I've been internet dating on and off. I've been out with a few men 20 years younger - not a problem although I wasn't thinking they would be long term. Two or three of them I met in "real" life which was good for my ego!! I usually date men about 10 years younger.
Unfortunately I broke my femur a year ago so still having the odd date but not met anyone lately that I've fancied. At this stage of my life I'd rather meet someone who could be long term although chemistry is very very elusive!!
I really cannot understand why people have a problem with this - if you meet someone and the chemistry is there, the shape of your body
is irrelevant to the men I've met. The main problem is finding a fanciable man - late 50's and 60's!!

I am 54, and love DG dearly, but really, if I was to end up without him, I stick with the dogs, I could live manless, but nor dogless....

Its all in the mind. My son, then 16 years was eying up one of our office girls. When I asked did he fancy the girl, he said for God's sake, dad, she must be at least 24!

I think your article was brave. I agree that there is so much sexism in our society. No one seems to care that men bed and marry women very much younger than themselves and are possibly grandparents as well. Some say Yuk because of their moral judgements and upbringing, but I say good on you and so what if a much younger may wants to bed a woman of a certain age, surely that is his choice.
Personally I am feeling a bit jealous! As a rather overweight 60 something, I can see that if one is attractive, either or physically and mentally and emotionally, age is not the barrier .
I am not quite ready for the dating scene myself but good on you.

As a newly divorced 37 year old I had no problem dating a 21 year old, very enjoyable, although not much sleep because I had butterflies on being with someone new after my husband, who was my first lover.

Now though, coming up to 50 this month, I would date men in their 30's and not bat an eye. But age isn't the issue, it's that twinkle in the eye, if they still have that at any age I'd be putty in their hands, take Sean Connery, still twinkly. ; )

What? A whole book? You are joking.

The punching line of the much sent to friends e-joke perhaps sums things up, no?
''As all Math graduates know, 20 goes into 60 more times than 60 can into 20. So, dear husband...I...will be back next week. ''

My Girlfriend was 64 when when first met back in 2007.
I was in my late 30s and I had no problem dating a much older female.
In fact I felt honored and blessed To be able to Phone and Text my partner despite her being older than me.
sadly she passed away in april this year after suffering a Heart attack from which her health went Downhill rapidly.
I still miss her and Treasure every moment we were together.

At my age I prefer a good book, a glass of wine and a few squares of dark chocolate.

I have had my moments but am happy to hang up my negligee and wear my pjs.

Everyone to their own.

Tacky, loving man very tacky.
BTW "punch line".

"Honi soit qui mal y pense", dear Soutra.

Thank you for marking my work X x

LovingMan

Still tacky, though.

I wish this article hadn't appeared on Gransnet. I fear that it crops up when people do a bit of googling and is encouraging the sort of posts that are bad for Gransnet. I think it should be removed, quite honestly [and I'm not a prude]. Sorry.

Agreed

Well yes of course "good-looking, engaging, bright young men in their twenties and thirties" are attractive. So are good-looking, engaging, bright young women in their twenties and thirties. No surprises that you found them so. If you enjoyed your relationships with them, that is your prerogative.

But writing a book about it is commercialising your life, and putting your private life into the public domain is cheapening it, for yourself and your grandchildren, who are bound to read the book at some time.

I agree with Galen and Tegan in wishing that this had not appeared on Gransnet. We will now be inundated with cheap crudity, like Lovingman's "humorous" post. You don't need to be a repressed prude (as those who object will be labelled) to resent that happening.

Let us abandon this thread and watch it die.

Well, it is quite an old thread, and I haven't noticed GN being inundated with 'cheap crudity', has anyone else?

I've only just seen this thread so thought it was new(ish)

Only once, recently.

Cont'd. But it does bring them out of the woodwork!

We had an ex-poster who was notorious for never seeing the word "sex" in a thread without joining in and curdling the discussion.

Especially if 'older women' were mentioned in the same breath...
(much older women...)