I was only 8 when an older man first caught my attention. I wanted a man who’d been around long enough to have stories — someone whose confidence I could run my fingers through. But even still, I hadn’t planned on marriage, let alone marrying a man nearly three decades my senior. Courtesy of Nicole ReedI wasn’t actively seeking an older man, but, then again, I wasn’t necessarily seeking anything. And though I have some anxiety about what happens when Christopher gets older, he isn’t the only one aging in this relationship.

Source: Huffington Post December 19, 2025 13:41 UTC