I know I'm late, but as a young SO to an older man (22 year age gap) I feel compelled to chime in. There are no children in my situation, thankfully, so I can't comment on that. However, I can comment on the idea of being in a relationship where your partner's romantic past is still relevant and a part of daily life. It's something that I wasn't worried about going in to the relationship, having his ex be such a huge part of our lives, but it did become an issue for me over time. Don't be surprised if it gets harder to cope with his emotional baggage (for lack of a better term) as you get deeper into the relationship. It's been absolutely vital to us to have periodic, serious talks about the dynamic of our relationship and to make sure that all of our needs are clearly expressed. On that note, it's crucial to be able to have an emotionally charged talk without turning it in to an argument or a victim/culprit sort of dynamic. If you're feeing neglected or insecure or just plain jealous you need to be able to explain all of it while remembering that you two are on the same team. You likely haven't reached this point but it seems like a good possibility considering the backstory here.

As far as the actual age gap goes, that's the easy part (for us at least)! It almost never gets weird for us because we're so similar and really on the same page in almost every way I can think of. What's really helped it work for us it that our personalities, interests, ways of thinking, and energy levels are super compatible. If any of that were different then it probably wouldn't work. The age difference isn't a taboo subject for us, and being able to laugh about things like daddy issues and cradle robbing play a huge role in not getting freaked out in the few instances where our difference in experience actually matters. The reality of the situation is what it is, and we embrace it :)