by Stephanie Taylor

Created on: December 21, 2010

I am married to a man 15 years my senior.  We dated over two years prior to tying the knot.  The key to this kind of marriage is the courtship.  Dating the older man is a good glimpse of how married life will be.  Older men tend to be who they are.  They have little time for nonsense so in marrying an older man you will know who he is from the very beginning.  The traits that you see at first don't fade over time like it seems to with younger men who can only maintain the good act for a short while.

My husband is amazing, kind, sensitive, romantic, and an amazing Father.  The mutual love and respect really do foster kindness that can be lost in other marriages.  Since I don't have to worry with being his Mother, I can concentrate on being a Mother to my own children.  Since I don't have to worry about money, my stress level is significantly less, and my overall mood is always good.  Since he is so attracted to me, I don't have to worry about our sexual relationship.  He is wonderful in bed and never stops trying to satisfy me in every way.  The courtship is never over.  He is always trying to please me with doing chores around the house, letting me sleep in and caring for the children, flowers, jewelry, and romantic get a ways. 

He has other interests and friends.  Older men tend to have established lives.  This is a good thing.  He gets his time alone or with friends and then comes home to me!  He is so happy to be at home, and many times after these outings, he is ready to concentrate on me with an evening out or a nice bottle of wine prior to dinner.

I have had to deal with people talking behind my back and maddeningly questioning my motives.  All of this is easy to overcome because the love I feel for him is strong and coupled with respect.  We treat each other with mutual love and respect, we do not take each other for granted, and we never stop trying to be on our honeymoon!  Our friends are always teasing us about the "honeymoon phase".  I don't think the honeymoon phase will ever stop when in a relationship with an older man. When you always feel cherished, loved, and most importantly valued, you don't want that feeling to stop.  You work harder at the relationship in general.

I've had enough of "the boys".  The older man/ younger woman relationship is a fulfilling life.

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