I dated an 80-year-old at 23 – I thought I was grown up but had daddy issues, I don’t miss his dentures or stinky breath
A WOMAN has revealed that dating an older man isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Stephanie Matto, a former reality TV star isn't afraid to spill the tea on her personal life, and this time she discussed the issues that can come from age-gap relationships.
Stephanie, now 32, who appeared on 90 Day Fiancé, took to social media revealing all about the time she dated a much older man when she was in her 20s.
She said: "RIP to my ex I miss him sometimes."
“I do not miss the halitosis, I do not miss the dentures, I do not miss how cranky he was in the morning.
“I know people say to not speak ill of the dead but he was still my ex.
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“I think he was actually older than my grandparents.”
Stephanie, who has previously gone viral for selling her 'farts in a jar' said dating older men was a sign of 'daddy issues' and didn't recommend it.
"When you’re a younger woman and you start dating older men you have this impression that you’re like Lana del Rey," she claimed.
“But no, you just have daddy issues, which is exactly what I had.
Do you know how many girls he’s hitting up at the retirement community?
Stephanie Matto
“I think I was so scarred from dating younger guys who just used me for my body, used me for money."
She added that she wanted to prove she was smart by dating someone older - but instead, found she was being 'dumb' in a different way.
Stephanie assumed older men would be more mature and ready to settle down - but she found that wasn't the case.
“Older men are just as likely to cheat," she explained.
“You think that because they have a lower libido they’re not going to cheat on you.
“But there’s also emotional cheating and do you know how many ex girlfriends that guy has?
“Do you know how many girls he’s hitting up at the retirement community?"
She insisted she never felt threatened by other women - instead she insisted if a man was looking for a much younger woman - you should take it as a red flag.
“Just because they’re 80 does not mean that the things downstairs are not working, the lights are still on, they’re just flickering sometimes," she continued.
“Personally I wouldn’t recommend it.”
The video posted to her TikTok account @stephaniematto has since gone viral with over 329,000 views and 5,000 likes.
People were quick to take to the comments and share their own experiences.
One person wrote: "Older men are jealous, angry, spiteful and selfish. They are EMOTIONAL Vampires! They want younger women because they're at the same level of maturity" [sic]."
Another commented: ""Young men are kids they will cheat, an older man is a man he will take care of you."
"I am in my 60s, and you're right," penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: "I'm 62 and seeing a 34-year-old, and we don't have the problem you mentioned, because we have an understanding of one another."
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Someone else added: "Disagree. Don't blanket an entire sex based on your opinion from your own experiences. It just adds to the problem."
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