Can a woman in her 50s date a man in his 20s? Experts say it can work.

How did you guys meet? We knew each other for a year before we started dating . We met playing pick-up soccer.

Dear Ms. Vicki,. I’m twice divorced with adult children. I entered the dating scene again, and guess what happened? I met a man more than 20 years my junior!

My First Time is a column and podcast series exploring sexuality, gender, and kink with the wide-eyed curiosity of a virgin. We all know your “first time” is about a lot more than just popping your cherry. From experimenting with kink to just trying something new and wild, everyone experiences thousands of first times in the bedroom—that’s how sex stays fun, right? This week, we’re talking to Amy Anderson about her experience of dating older men.

I met my current partner seven years ago, when I was 21 and he was I definitely have a type with guys—much older, long hair, and beards. When I met my partner I thought, Wow. We were friends for years before we started dating , because we were both in relationships with other people. But it was really fun and playful and explorative: all of those great things. Broadly speaking, older men are less goal-oriented when it comes to sex .