Well I would say it definitely depends on your age difference… in your 20s 30s or even 40’s it makes no difference. But i was in this same situation I’m in my 50’s he was in his 60’s, a 12 year age gap- and it makes a world of difference. He wanted to retire to a foreign country and I’m in the middle – top point of my career. Then there’s all those pesky little things… like I’m used to communicating by text email message phone whatever and he still doesn’t even have a computer- much less an email address. Not even a cell phone. What seemed like a great idea just became intolerable. Then on top of all of those things are the even more serious issues of aging where you are still healthy and fit and they are definitely on the downhill side and all their friends are dying and that’s all they talk about… illness and death. And retirement. :-p

So as a cautionary tale I’d say sure it’s fine when you’re younger as long as you don’t plan on it lasting until you’re in your 50’s or 60’s!! Good luck!