You can't always help who you fall in love with, and sometimes, that person may be older or younger. Age Difference Relationships is for anyone who finds themselves in, or contemplates being in, an age gap relationship. It is also for their parents, family, or friends. In this book, Wayne and Tamara Mitchell discuss age gaps however they occur, from young teens to people in their 80s and everyone in between. They discuss relationships where the man is the older partner and where the woman is older. They also discuss tough issues, like how to tell family and friends about your age gap relationship, and they offer a way to understand negative reactions. Over the years Wayne and Tamara have seen that being distant in age is not a guarantee of failure, just as being close in age is not a guarantee of success. But some factors matter more than others, and some of what they say may surprise you. In Age Difference Relationships, the Mitchells share what they have observed and they offer three principles as a general guide to success in an age gap relationship. They also present an informal scale to help you think about these relationships where "the numbers don't add up. "For over 20 years, Wayne and Tamara have written the advice column Direct Answers. Their letter writers come from all over the globe. Many of these writers ask about age differences in romantic relationships. For them, age gap dating is uncharted waters, and they long for landmarks. This book provides the landmarks they are seeking.