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What is with Younger Women dating or marrying Older Men?

Updated on March 20, 2014
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Anamika S. Jain has been a social media consultant for six years. She has written more than 200 articles on relationships and dating.

Older Man Younger Woman Relationships

There are many celebrity married couples where the man is old enough to be the father of the woman. Whether it is younger woman dating older man, older women dating younger men or women getting attracted to already married men, society does not look kindly at the woman in such relationships. Those women are often branded as gold diggers, cougars or the other woman whereas the man in the relationship would be called a ‘stud’ or ‘hero’. While I am not supportive of those ladies who ruin the homes of other woman or those men who leave their wives for younger women, I would give the benefit of doubt for those single women in the other categories that they may have been genuinely in love.

17 Older Man Younger Woman Celebrity Couples

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Ronald Reagan and Nancy Elvis Presley and PriscillaBrad Pitt and Angelina JolieJohn F. Kennedy and JacquelinePrince Charles and Diana SpencerDonald Trump and Marla MaplesPaul McCartney and Nancy Shevell Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim Robert Redford and Sibylle SzaggarsBruce Willis and Emma HemingSylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin Steven Tyler and Erin Brady Paul McCartney and Heather MillsHarrison Ford and Minnie DriverCharles Bronson and Kim WeeksTom Cruise and Katie HolmesMichaelDouglas and Catherine Zeta Jones
Ronald Reagan and Nancy
Ronald Reagan and Nancy
Elvis Presley and Priscilla
Elvis Presley and Priscilla
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline
John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline
Prince Charles and Diana Spencer
Prince Charles and Diana Spencer
Donald Trump and Marla Maples
Donald Trump and Marla Maples
Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell
Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell
Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim
Nicolas Cage and Alice Kim
Robert Redford and Sibylle Szaggars
Robert Redford and Sibylle Szaggars
Bruce Willis and Emma Heming
Bruce Willis and Emma Heming
Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin
Sylvester Stallone and Jennifer Flavin
Steven Tyler and Erin Brady
Steven Tyler and Erin Brady
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills
Harrison Ford and Minnie Driver
Harrison Ford and Minnie Driver
Charles Bronson and Kim Weeks
Charles Bronson and Kim Weeks
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
MichaelDouglas and Catherine Zeta Jones
MichaelDouglas and Catherine Zeta Jones

Famous Celebrity Older Man – Younger woman Couples

There are many famous men who married women who are only old enough to be their daughters. Here is a list of some celebrity couples in older man younger woman relationships. I have not listed all of them but a few with a 10+ year’s age difference.

  • Jim Carrey - Jenny McCarthy
  • Elvis Presley - Priscilla
  • Ronald Reagan -Nancy
  • Brad Pitt - Angelina Jolie
  • John F. Kennedy - Jacqueline Bouvier
  • Prince Charles - Diana Spencer
  • Donald Trump - Marla Maples
  • Paul McCartney - Nancy Shevell
  • Nicolas Cage - Alice Kim
  • Robert Redford - Sibylle Szaggars
  • Bruce Willis - Emma Heming
  • Sylvester Stallone - Jennifer Flavin
  • Steven Tyler - Erin Brady
  • Michael Douglas - Catherine Zeta-Jones
  • Paul McCartney - Heather Mills
  • Harrison Ford - Minnie Driver
  • George Hamilton - Kimberly Blackford
  • Charles Bronson - Kim Weeks
  • Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes

Reasons Why some women prefer Older Men for Dating or Marriage

There may be many reasons why a younger woman may prefer to choose an older man. Some of them can be because

  • They may be more matured and responsible.
  • Older men mostly have established Careers or Business which gives the financial stability and comforts a lady desire.
  • Older men tend to be more caring and may pamper her more and also be an authority figure in her life who takes change of things better.
  • They are more reliable and disciplined compared to their young counterparts.
  • They also seem to be more devoted to their partners and normally do not run around flirting or sleeping around with several women.
  • They are more sexually experienced and know to please their partner.
  • They are also knowledgeable because of their own experiences about what makes a relationship work and do not commit the mistakes younger men does.
  • An Older Man may not possess the energy of his younger counterpart and thereby need not be pleased sexually on a daily basis which most woman consider as a positive thing.
  • He also may not want children from you as he might already have some which is definitely a plus for a career oriented woman.
  • He is more knowledgeable because of his age and because of this wisdom he can teach her and make her feel more secure and confident.

If it is not his Qualities which make a younger woman drawn to him then may be she is genuinely in love with him. And love is blind, isn’t it? If it is not love that has attracted her to him then may be she is a Gold Digger who is after his money. What do you think?

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