Guys, question for you. Were you ever the object of a "Mrs. Robinson"?

[Denninmi]

And if so, what happened?

And ladies, tell us what you think of all this.


I was the object of a real-life Mrs. Robinson, actually. In the 1990s and early 2000s.

In real life. Sounds like something that only happens in the movies.

A significantly older female co-worker who was very unhappily married.

It was kind of strange, her kids were close to my age, just a few years younger, and I knew them.

We worked together a number of years. And we acknowledged between us what she wanted very openly, there wasn't anything ambiguous about what she had in mind.

And I told her exactly why it could never happen, because it would hurt a lot of people. And that I could never be a substitute for working out her problems with her husband.

And our families knew each other socially before and after all of this happened.

And I kept the platonic aspect of the friendship after we no longer worked together.

Until she made it awkward again, then I told her she and I couldn't be friends either, let alone involved.

And she continues to have minor, casual social contact with my family to this day. Which doesn't bother me.

And I ran into her last month at the hospital, she was visiting her sister who was in for cancer treatment.

And we sat down and talked for an hour. Like old times, as friends, and it was nice.

And she apologized again for making me so uncomfortable. And I told her I thought of her often in the best possible way.

Because truthfully, if "things had been different" I could have totally seen myself with her, 20 years age difference notwithstanding. She's pretty awesome.

But married. She is still unhappily married. She stays with him because of economic convenience mostly, neither could make it alone. And he is the biggest prick ever, not physically abusive but emotionally abusive. I've seen quite a bit of him in my life.

The best gift he could give her would be to make her a widow.


But I'm glad I made the right choice, the moral choice.

Weird story, huh, but true. Can't concentrate, so I thought I'd share this instead.

[liberal N proud]

1. When I was all of 18, I was in a bar with all my friends when this much older lady came in an sat...

On my lap, giving me hugs and kisses.

She was a hot looking lady for 60 at the time.

The guys were all just blown away, never thought I could do something like that. What they didn't know was that it was my aunt who was drunk and liked to shock people anyway.

It was a huge laugh.

[GreenTea]

2. A few times.

From about 16 on....

[HopeHoops]

3. Unfortunately, no.

I wouldn't be interested now. I've got my own.

[Major Nikon]

5. A couple of times

I always did have a certain fondness for women on the brown side of ripe.

[hunter]

6. Yep, I was sixteen.

A neighbor asked if I could come over to her house and help her move some stuff.

When she answered the door I thought it was odd I could see through her blouse.

I remained clueless when she took me to her bedroom.

We moved some furniture, she was "warm," so she unbuttoned the top buttons of her blouse and she was leaning towards me a lot, but I was still clueless.

Then she paid me five bucks and she looked a little unhappy. That's when I figured it out. I got away as quick as I could.

It makes me sad now. Did she lure any other kids into her bedroom, or was I the only one? Is this an embarrassing memory for her, or something she kept doing?

She'd be in her seventies now so I leave it alone.

[pipi_k]

7. Does actually being

Mrs Robinson count?

One of them was 11 years younger than I was.

The other was 17 years younger... one of my son's friends. That one was....weird.

[Denninmi]

8. Sure. They're your life experiences.

They are as valid as anyone else's, and sharing with us contributes to the dialogue.

[Arkansas Granny]

9. There are some who consider me to be a "Mrs. Robinson".

In years past, I have dated guys that were anywhere from 10 to 18 years younger than I was. I didn't seduce them and they were all over the age of 21 and not friends of my children. We had fun together for varying lengths of time and our relationships ended amicably. I made a deal with myself that I would never date anyone younger than my kids.

[WooWooWoo]

10. depends on your definition of a "mrs. robinson"

When I was 19 I was with a woman who was 30. Doesn't seem like much now (since I'm 33) but at the time it felt like a bigger deal.

It wasn't the age that broke us up - it was the fact that she wanted to call me Brian when we made love. I asked her "why, who is Brian?"

She said, "he's my brother."

[Denninmi]

11. Um, yeah, that's a bit over the top.

More than a bit, actually. Kinda creepy.

[WooWooWoo]

12. yes

yes, it was.

[av8rdave]

13. I guess I sort of am now, but it's a committed relationship

How many years difference does it have to be to count?

[Denninmi]

14. I don't think it's strictly the age thing...

It's the fact that it's an older, married woman who is looking to get something from a younger guy that her husband/partner can't give her.

[av8rdave]

15. Oh....never mind then

This situation definitely doesn't count.