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"My best friend and I are turning 40 this week. Other than going to grade school together and being born five days apart, we have nothing else in common. I live in the suburbs and have two kids. She lives in a cabin in the mountains and owns two dogs. I spend my days carpooling, casseroling, cleaning and working. She spends her time painting and writing. (This all after she decides she&amp;#039;s ready to get out of bed. I&amp;#039;m, um, just a little jealous about that fact.) I am a six foot brunette with a penchant for over scheduling. She&amp;#039;s a five foot blonde with an &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;ll do it when I&amp;#039;m good and ready&amp;quot; artist&amp;#039;s time table. The most striking difference in our house of very opposite cards is that Rex is my age while she scored a hubby fourteen years her junior. We married in my parents&amp;#039; backyard. She jetted off to Italy. (Of course.) Some might say that an age gap makes little difference in a relationship when two people are in love. I couldn&amp;#039;t agree more. But man, it sure makes a difference in how couples spend their time. When Rex comes home, after a grueling day at the office, he wants nothing more than to slip on some pjs, play with the kids and watch some TV. When Brian enters the house after a long day of studying, he&amp;#039;s ready to go to a bar or even see a show. Rex&amp;#039;s version of playtime is mowing the lawn. Brian&amp;#039;s version is year-round Disneyland passes where, if he&amp;#039;s feeling particularly sneaky, he&amp;#039;ll sneak a vodka and orange juice into his thermos. Rex drives a stately SUV. Brian drives a truck. Rex gets his hair cut by a traditional barber. Brian hits a hip &amp;quot;chop-shop&amp;quot; where the walls are lined with vintage poster girls, the owner&amp;#039;s dog roams the grounds, and Indie music blares through speakers the size of Brian&amp;#039;s Guinness Beer glass collection. I love my little Ward Cleaver, but I wonder what it would be like to be married to a freer spirit. I am certain Tanya does the same. But, what makes our friendship work, is that we never knock each other&amp;#039;s husband. Each of them has gifts that the other doesn&amp;#039;t have. We can live vicariously through each other&amp;#039;s lives and get a taste for what we can&amp;#039;t live with (nor want to live with) on a daily basis. We also don&amp;#039;t talk about each other&amp;#039;s sex lives. I can say one thing for sure, though: I have a hard time believing sex with a younger man could be any less satisfying than with my four decade mate. Rex is confident and polished. We are a well oiled machine. There are few surprises in that department, but there&amp;#039;s a comfort I wouldn&amp;#039;t trade for anything. What about you? Are you happy with your same-age mate or do you have fantasies about younger men? Are you with one? Let&amp;#039;s hear about it! Photo from Allposters.com "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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