I have never had a "type" per se, but I always stayed away from much older guys. My reasons were not attraction, but the mentality that my older generation seemed to have. Same thing for much younger guys.

The dates that developed into relationships were with men that are completely different physically and socioeconomically. My now husband is from a different country and race.

I find myself saying this a lot of times: "I find both beauty and ugliness, good and evil, success and failure in every type, race, age, gender, and culture. Those things never affect how good or evil a person is".

My discrimination when I was dating had more to do with habits, behaviors and attitudes. I once cut a first date short when the guy told me that he used cocaine. Same thing with some friendships. I was harsh (remember I come from a cult that sees things in black and white). Now I'd be less drastic.

I have only had 2 short serious relationships, however, they were much younger than me. One was 9 yrs younger and lasted 8 months and the other was 16 yrs younger and lasted 6 months. Never have had good luck with relationships. I guess my expectations are too high. So now, with advanced age, I have given up on ever finding a good relationship and have settled on being single and alone the rest of my life. Kinda sad in a way, but I am ok with it. Back to the subject, I seem to always be really attracted to younger guys, however have had several flings with guys my age and older. I like them tall and thin for the most part and the more body hair, the better.

what a great topic.

I never had a particular type or view of prince charming. I just knew that we would know it when we met.

I always dated men at or around my age. The younger the scarier for me. Though they were great friends, I was always concerned about the age difference and what we would or would not have in common. I mean as I turn 50 in a few days I can not imagine someone 23-30 finding me attractive or desirable. I believe that there are many levels for me and I have always went not by looks, but by what that person says to me in the spiritual connection.

I always found redhead men very attractive, and had always wanted that to be a part of my prince charming.

Well, when I met Josh 13 years my junior I never thought about anything other than friends. When two weeks later he asked me to have a relationship with him and 2 weeks after that to marry him. July 2011 we will be married 15 years. That says a great deal about our love and devotion.

If we have a picture of a prince charming we may just miss out on the real one when he does not meet the idea of our fantasy.

what a great topic.

I never had a particular type or view of prince charming. I just knew that we would know it when we met.

I always dated men at or around my age. The younger the scarier for me. Though they were great friends, I was always concerned about the age difference and what we would or would not have in common. I mean as I turn 50 in a few days I can not imagine someone 23-30 finding me attractive or desirable. I believe that there are many levels for me and I have always went not by looks, but by what that person says to me in the spiritual connection.

I always found redhead men very attractive, and had always wanted that to be a part of my prince charming.

Well, when I met Josh 13 years my junior I never thought about anything other than friends. When two weeks later he asked me to have a relationship with him and 2 weeks after that to marry him. July 2011 we will be married 15 years. That says a great deal about our love and devotion.

If we have a picture of a prince charming we may just miss out on the real one when he does not meet the idea of our fantasy.

what a great topic.

I never had a particular type or view of prince charming. I just knew that we would know it when we met.

I always dated men at or around my age. The younger the scarier for me. Though they were great friends, I was always concerned about the age difference and what we would or would not have in common. I mean as I turn 50 in a few days I can not imagine someone 23-30 finding me attractive or desirable. I believe that there are many levels for me and I have always went not by looks, but by what that person says to me in the spiritual connection.

I always found redhead men very attractive, and had always wanted that to be a part of my prince charming.

Well, when I met Josh 13 years my junior I never thought about anything other than friends. When two weeks later he asked me to have a relationship with him and 2 weeks after that to marry him. July 2011 we will be married 15 years. That says a great deal about our love and devotion.

If we have a picture of a prince charming we may just miss out on the real one when he does not meet the idea of our fantasy.

At first I thought I didn't have a type, but thinking back, it seems like most of the guys I've dated have been younger than me....hmmm...I never thought that about me. Now you've got me wondering...

I used to have this idea of who I wanted to date and what they needed to "be" like... As I've gotten a little older I've become a little less rigid of what I expect. Looks are important to a certain degree, as far as sexual chemistry goes, which is very important to me... But, also how about someone who makes me laugh, or isn't a mean person? I don't want someone who is self absorbed and conceited. I prefer someone a bit older just because I feel like we might be on the same page... Also I'm pretty tall (6'2'') so I like someone I don't feel like a giant around. Like I say, at this stage in the game I'm open to a lot more than I was 5 years ago when I first came out...

In my dating years, I dated pretty much all kinds of men. I stayed away from much older men, but in two instances agreed to go out with an older man.

I dated quite a few characters, got all kinds of surprises, but pleasant and unpleasant. I kept my dignity and self -respect (at least a good 95% of the times). Those not-so-great dates had very little to do with the person's physical type. It was more about me not trusting my gut feelings.

I love men, period. I find beauty (and ugliness) in pretty much every race, type and age. What I do like the most is confidence. I believe that a confident person looks good. Of course, confidence doesn't mean cocky narcissism.

I love you guys~! Great topic and replies...My turn I guess, Here goes.

In my younger years, I was totally turned of by the older set. Not because of them, it was me. (oh hell, most here know it anyway) I was molested bu an older man when I was very young. So they brought back that horrid memory. Now, not so much. I'm over that whole ordeal.

Most of my bf's have been my age or slightly younger. I just hit it off better when we're like minded and have things to talk about. My now very serious relationship is with a great guy 8 years younger than me. We've been together going on 8 months and things only get better.

As for types, I've never really had a certain type that I seek out. I find that it's always better to let things just happen. I do agree with hippo though about confidence. That really turns me on and use confidence to my own advantage as well.

thanks for sharing you guys. i should share what i like

for myself i prefer older men (old enough to be my dad) i have tried dating my own age, but it seems not to work for me. tend to date the bears (chubby types) or a muscle type. height is no problem for me than if we have things in common. be able to do things together and hold conversation(s) that i can treasure. tend to gravitate to strong personality and look.

cheers

CR

Feeling a bit moody I tend to ruminate on, randomly it seems, on prince charming. Of course he would be strong and gentle. He is sensitive also and gives me a hug or a kiss just to give me reassurance. He is someone who I can take out to see movies and we would talk about the nuances and beauty of what we have seen. He also likes music and enjoys seeing me dance and interested in my study of dance and movement. He is a good guy of course and lives by principles and moral codes. He would wake me up when I have a nightmare.

My age and younger.

my age or younger...my other half is actually 1 year older