when considering a relationship with a significant age gap, it’s important to be aware of the power dynamics at play and the potential for friction around your different life stages. as johnson points out, the first thing to consider is the age of consent in your state. johnson says that all of these sexual health principles can be applied to relationships and should be considered when dating someone with an age difference.

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there are many temptations to organize our life around the experience of earlier trauma. there were many parts of my life that i would never dream about discussing with my mother. but sometimes i talked to her friends, or to older women i met whom i could trust. now everything is out in the open and you can read about the most intimate details of women’s lives that they share with hundreds, thousands, or millions of readers. they are often …

people who have been in relationships with someone who was more than a few years older or younger than they are will probably tell you that, while age is technically just a number, sometimes it says a lot about someone and their life circumstances. however, you should still keep an eye out some things that signal age might be more than just a number. “when you are older, you usually have more resources, connections, and knowledge that a younger person …

when rhonda lynn way was in her 50s and on the dating scene for the first time since she was 21, she had no idea where to start. the only way she can seem to find a date is through an app, but even then, mcneil told me, dating online later in life, and as a black woman, has been terrible. he and others i talked with were tired of the whole process—of putting themselves out there again and again, …

for mature women, dating can present challenges, especially if you are returning to the scene after a long-term relationship or marriage. so if you’re looking to date and find love and you aren’t sure where to start, read on for some honest and straightforward dating advice for older women. one is that meeting someone online and exchanging messages means you have a chance to get to know them before your first date. for readers of the telegraph, telegraph dating can …