Is there a world where a younger woman would date/love a 42 year old man?

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I’m 42. I’m sweet, caring, emotionally available and very successful in my career. I hold doors, chairs, and won’t lift my fork until the last woman at the table does first. I take care of my family, own a house, had a cute dog, am very well traveled, speak another language fluently and cultured.

I just haven’t found the one. I’ve only had a few longer term relationships (1 year+), and have recently been out of a weird relationship that involved two years of dating and five years of friendship after (even though I wasn’t looking for more, she was).

I haven’t and don’t date much. I’m not one to hit on someone at a bar. The apps get me very little interest. Here’s my question… I am attracted to younger women. Not creepy young, but late 20’s to mid 30’s. I don’t entirely know why. Part of it is that I didn’t date much in my 20’s so I feel like I missed the opportunity to date the age of women that attracted me. I’m not looking to rob the cradle and I’m not looking for some IG model, just a pretty, normal, mature, educated, smart and stable woman.

Am I crazy delusional? I feel like I have so much to offer, but it feels like women in that age range either think I might be a creeper or want a sugar daddy. Any advice? Please?

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Thanks for the replies so far. I do actually have a relationship opportunity with someone that is actually older than me. There are a lot of good things there, but it’s also very complicated, and yes, the thought of having kids adds to that complexity. I would like kids, I’m also aware that at this point, I’d be old as dirt by the time they graduated college. Am I maybe feeling the need to check a societal box? Possibly, but I also think it would be great to shape a life and I’d really enjoy it.
Is there a world where a younger woman would date/love a 42 year old man?
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