I love my boyfriend 16 years older than me

While I enjoy receiving emails from everyone (you don't need a reason to write to me; it is always nice to hear from you even if you just want to say hello), but it is awesome when I get emails from people in happy relationships.

Carla, a 40-year old woman writes, "I am dating a 56 year old man whom I love with all my heart. When I met him at a work party, I never anticipated we would date, but I am very glad we did. Since we are both older, I think our respective ages are less problematic than they could be if either of us had less life experience under our belts. The chivalry and respect and the desire for open and honest communication you get from an older man make the relationship so rewarding and enriching. The one hurdle we face is his perception that he is a 'dirty old man' because he is dating someone 16 years his junior, and my frustration that he sometimes thinks this way! On the whole we make a good team and complement each others strengths and weaknesses and all I can say is that age, for us, is just a number. I have waited half a lifetime to meet him and now I have found the perfect man for me. I want to spend the remainder of my lifetime with him."