Research by Gloria Cowan 1984 found that relationships in which the woman was older were perceived as less likely to be successful as compared with relationships without an age gap.
After my divorce I was married to a man my age — go figure , I began dating older men again, which is a pattern I have stuck to ever since.
Things that she is trying to accomplish that contribute to her full-potential.
It has been more broadly accepted and mainstream for some quite time.