As one of the oldest of the old, a few insights. Mental age is much different than life age. I see so many young subbies who are desperate for someone to understand their feelings and thoughts. Unfortunatly young Doms generally lack that ability. The problem with age is that older understanding persons have an older circle of friends and they have concerns that young people don't share. They can also (ahem) have something of an energy problem. (Thank God for ******). Perhaps the best of both worlds is the older mentor, and the younger stud.