kookycreature
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Joined: 4/18/2013 From: UK Status: offline
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My whole post got eaten by the glitch monster the first time around - not amused. Successful Age Gap Relationships. While the linked article is concerning primarily a vanilla relationship, many qualities can come over into BDSM - compatible ideals, trust, honest and open communication amongst other things. I am 22, while my Master/boyfriend is in his mid-60s. Do we get odd looks? Probably. Do friends and family ostracize us? No. Because we don't make or see age as any sort of issue; it's a minor quality. More important are mutual goals and interests, mutual attraction and trust. I'm not with him for his money, and he is not for me for my looks. He doesn't act his age either, and has actually said that if he ever starts doing so, he'll understand if I up and leave. I do not have 'Daddy issues' either, as my relationship with my own father is perfectly healthy. To summarise... age-gaps in vanilla relationships and age-gaps in BDSM are entirely up to the people involved in it. There is no such thing as an overall 'right' upper age limit. Some are happy with 40+ year gaps. Some will only have a 30, 20 or 10 year gap. Some won't even entertain that, and want someone within a few years or even younger! Age gaps must not be judged by the years, but by the qualities that they have. Are both partners emotionally happy? Are both partners communicating well? Is there trust and open honesty? Is there no physical, emotional or mental abuse? That's my $0.02.
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"Though I am slave," she said, " yet for the first time in my life I am free" - Nomads of Gor, pg 303
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