![]() Six months earlier and had a 4-year-old son. Relationship with him because he had just ended an eight-year marriage "Older women who are single and independent, with a sense ofįreedom, are attractive to younger men, especially if their children areĬummings' mother introduced her to her future husband, GeraldĬummings, who was 36 when she was 39. ![]() Younger women," says Cummings, who lives in Decatur, Ga. "Older womenįind it difficult to find older men because older men are looking for That the trend of older women marrying younger men developed partlyīecause so many older men are pursuing younger women. Miriam Cummings, who is three years older than her husband, says So what if his spirit is locked in the body of a younger But there are considerations, she says, stressing that ifĪ woman is considering dating a younger man, she should make sure he hasĬornish, who is 40 and married to the 32-year-old Livingstone (aĬhemistry professor), says: "Go for it if you're looking for Stereotypes to prevent them from being with the person they'reĪttracted to. Like other experts, Cornish encourages women not to allow Hamilton, a Sacramento psychologist, says an active sex life is aĬonsideration for many older women who "may be looking for someone Younger woman might not know." On the other hand, Dr. Man might choose a 40-woman because he thinks she has some tricks that a It's more likely to be the other way around. Greer, a clinical psychologist in Columbus, Ohio, says Also many people think older women are seeking sex, butĭr. Usually associated with older woman/younger man relationships: He'sĪfter her money she wants to mold him he's looking for a To have to deal with the longstanding, preconceived notions that are However, if women decide to "go for it," they are likely Hurting anybody, nor hurting yourself, go for it!" She writes: "Sis, wherever you find happiness, if you're not In her book, You Deserve Healthy Love, Sis! To settle down, and then I started dating him." They dated for sixĬornish advises other women not to just swim in the shallow end She says, when she learned that 29-year-old Richard Livingstone was Cornish was 37 and happily celibate for three years, New York-based psychologist and author Grace Cornish is part of On the subject) that 48 percent of women who married for the first timeīetween 19 were the same age or older than their husbands. Census Bureau reported in 1996 (the most recent statistics McMillan, 50, whose husband Jonathan Plummer is 27.īut it's not only famous women who are finding love in younger Williams, 39, whose husband Rick Fox is 33 and Terry Some other famous women who have connected with a man with fewerīirthdays include Whitney Houston, 39, whose husband Bobby Brown is 33 Many people already have stopped looking at age. One day the world will stop looking at age." So what's her adviceįor other women? "Don't see with your eyes, but with your Now feels that she has found her soul mate. Intimacy alone, so they waited until their wedding day on April 12,Ģ001, she says, to share their first kiss.ĭating a man 13 years younger was new for Knight, but she says she Two wanted a Christ-centered marriage that was not based on physical Heart that he would be interested in me," says Knight, now 58. He initiated a long-distanceĬourtship-mostly by phone-for about six months. You can have any young girl you want."īut 43-year-old McDowell, now co-owner of a real estate company, "Youĭidn't ask me," said Knight, who at the time was 56 andĪssumed McDowell was in his mid 30s. Told her that she should have married him in the first place. When Knight divorced for the third time, McDowell, who was alsoĭivorced, said he felt badly that her marriage didn't work out, but Herself as old-fashioned and non-aggressive. Myself to be more than a good friend," says Knight, who describes Went to La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., she enjoyed talking William McDowell, for 14 years before they started dating. Is Grammy Award-winning singer Gladys Knight, who knew her husband, One woman who says she found the love of her life in a younger man Generation gap, but an increasing number of Black women and men are Right arrives late and shows up several years younger.ĭating and marriage are tough enough without the extra burden of a ![]() Retrieved from įALLING in love doesn't always happen the way women expect.
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