Dating Myth # 6 Older/Younger Relationships Don’t Work | Jim Sullivan

Myth # 6 Older/Younger Relationships Don’t Work

Two stereotypes about cross-generational dating are worth considering—namely, the “trophy boyfriend” and the “sugar daddy.” These are both fantasies, and fantasies don’t hold a healthy relationship together. The trophy boyfriend, with someone with poor values, becomes nothing more than a commodity—like owning a Lexus, a thing to be consumed. And the sugar daddy becomes merely a means to an end. Eventually, there’s a price to be paid for living out such fantasies.

However: if an affluent man has the desire to protect, take care of, and share his wealth with another man, and, on top of that, brings other attributes to the relationship besides his money, this, indeed, can form the basis for a healthy relationship. And is a man brings—besides his beauty—other qualities he can share with an older mate, that, certainly is okay too. As long as both are honest—with themselves and with each other—about what they’re doing.