Hey Everyone,
I was reading an article about the singer, Madonna, who was basically the original "Lady Gaga" when I was a kid, is apparently 62 years old -- and dating a 27-year-old.
The article then proceeded to talk about all the flack she is getting for this, and how society seems to readily accept 62-year-old men dating 27-year-old women, but for some reason, throw a fit when it's the other way around.
Why do you think this is?
I have had regular contact with older relatives all of my life, and in their social circles, the single women all say, "The men our age are looking for a nurse, or a purse." Apparently, they are claiming that men want someone to care for them as their health falters, and/or someone to support them and pay for their cost of living.
Now I can't speak for everyone, but I have also seen this in the churches I've attended (granted, the congregations are often mostly 60 and older,) as well as on Christian dating sites.
I don't want to be someone who roots my belief in stereotypes but I don't want to be completely naive to reality, either.
* If so many men are looking for younger partners and it has become somewhat accepted, why isn't the same thing considered acceptable for women?
(Or maybe it is, and I just haven't met the people who think so?)
Our whole society seems to be obsessed with youth, and even Christians are hopping on the bandwagon.
* Why should (or shouldn't) there be a double standards when it comes to whom the age brackets men and women look for?
As a woman who has experienced a little of both -- being asked out both by men who are 40 years older and a few who are 20 years younger -- I can see some of the pro's and con's to heading in either direction.
What about all of you?
I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences about this topic!