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Old 08-28-2010, 03:07 AM
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Originally Posted by sonia View Post
This has been raised before because there have been at times on here young men who are looking for perhaps something that is rather akin to a mother figure - or at least a school teacher: maybe the 'sitting down and shutting up' brings that to mind! Some women of course enjoy that aspect of a relationship with a younger man, others will feel they fulfilled that role with their children and hope to have a more equal relationship with shared giving and receiving of knowledge at all levels.
I, personally, identify with the desire of receiving and giving knowledge when I've been in a relationship with an older woman. I would feel odd If I had nothing of intellectual value to contribute to the relationship.
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