Age dynamics in love and lust

[bizarremature]

Dear All,
I am writing to you from Bizarre Magazine, a UK based publication that covers all aspects of alternative culture. We aim to provide a safe forum in which readers can learn and explore niches such as kinks and fetishes, body mods and tattooing, alternative literature, art and other entertainment.
At present we are running a feature on the dynamic of older women and younger lovers, and would very much like to hear from as many people involved in this scene as possible. I can assure you that we are not looking to expose anybody, and anything we receive will be treated with absolute confidentiality. If you want to safeguard your anonymity further, you can set up an anonymous account from which to e-mail us.
Any insight you can offer would be greatly appreciated; if you need any questions to start you off, here are a few to get you thinking.

1) What is it that attracts you to much older/younger sexual partners?
2) What is the greatest age difference you have experienced in a sexual encounter?
3) How does one go about meeting partners of a very different age.
4) Does your preference ever cause social, or familial, tension?
5) How can partners of greatly different ages benefit from each other?
6) Are there any physical difficulties associated with being sexually active over a certain age?

We would love to hear from anyone who can offer some wisdom on the subject. Thank you so much,
George,
Bizarre Magazine
bizarremature@gmail.com

[theadmin]

If you are interested in cooperating with this magazine publisher then it's ok to do so. Either post your responses in this thread or send it to them using an anonymous e-mail address...

[livvy]

I thought this kind of stuff was spam or advertising. I have seen other posts deleted for basically the same thing. What's up?

[bayridgebabe]

Admin or moderators 1-6, why is this OP's forum post allowed? Livvy is right, I have seen other posts like this deleted as spam or advertising. IMHO I don't think this should be allowed on GC.

[violet]

I don't mind ads like this per se (if they are approved by admin) as it's an interesting topic and this seems like an appropriate enough place for it, but I do think it's rather bizarre that age-gap relationships are being seen as some type of bizarre niche behavior needing to be crouched in confidentiality. If I were going to talk about my age-gap relationships, I would rather do it in a mainstream magazine in an open and frank way.

[cherryaa]

I must admit I think its kinda funny that I might be "alternative ".

My kink is that I like intelligent guys with some sense of humour , a personality and oh they might even be younger than me occasionally. Wow find me a label to stick on my head at once!

[bayridgebabe]

Cherry well then they might as well sick one on my forehead too & probably all of the other ladies on this site as well.

[redfyre]

Hmmmm....did anyone look up the website for this magazine? If not, perhaps you would like to take a look. Bizarre Mag UK | Bizarre Videos & Pictures, Weird News, Fetish News I only had a quick look around the site, but judging by the "cover girls" and some of the topics they cover, I do not believe it is the right forum to be successfully discussing ow/ym.

I agree with some of the others that there is nothing "alternative" about older women engaging in relationships of any kind with younger men. It may be frowned upon by a patriarchal-biased culture, but really, we are only the other side of the coin to the older man/younger woman dynamic. Is this magazine going to write a counterpart article on them?

In a way, it's a shame, because a lot of the questions asked by the OP were quite intelligent and sensible - except maybe the last one (being older does NOT make us decrepit!).

[tiffanyfontaine]

I do absolutely think this type of thread is trolling because the magazine in question is making money off our writing.

This thread is soliciting.

As a writer myself, I would never give away my personal "intellectual property" to organizations who profit from my words. I advise all of you to think carefully before giving away your private stories to so others can profit from them.

I, too, wonder why administration has deleted other threads exactly like this one, yet allows this post to stay.

I agree with the other posters that there is nothing bizarre or fetish-like about younger men dating older women. To perpetuate that
myth is what contributes to the problems women must continually deal with when dating younger men.

[J8625]

Originally Posted by redfyre

In a way, it's a shame, because a lot of the questions asked by the OP were quite intelligent and sensible - except maybe the last one (being older does NOT make us decrepit!).

I'm most interested in that one, actually. It's really the only question I have no way to apply personal experience to. It's a shame this questionaire is junk but would any of you ladies give a little insight on that? I hope I don't come off as salacious but where impersonal textbook facts fail on a subject that's too personal to bring up elsewhere, would it be wrong to ask under this little coat of anonymity I have? I'm very curious about labido near or post-menopause and physical changes(ruling out decrepit or brittle)of one's anatomy. Links to writing you would agree with or not dismiss immediately would be welcome.