Is there a reason I have always been attracted to men much older then me?
I am a young adult, and I was sexually assaulted by an older man when I was a teenager (which has really intensified the guilt/shame). However, I've been attracted to much older men since I was even younger than that.
Human Sexuality
<p>Sometimes the reason for being attracted to older men is because of growing up with a father who was distant.</p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">If you grew up having enough interaction with your dad to know you'd have liked more and didn't receive this, then maybe your longings of childhood are still active within you.</span><br></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">It is ok to like older men.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Just be sure you're not idealizing them, or anyone else.</span></p><p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Because regardless of age, a relationship is based on who the two people really are, not how we'd like imagining them.</span></p>