Many Filipina women are open to dating older men: in a 2018 national survey, 54% of women said they were willing to be with someone 10 or more years older. Where Filipinas married men in Japan, the husband was 18.5 years older on average. Whether your gap works depends on how your life stages fit and how openly you talk about support, children and later care.
Published October 18, 2026 · 30 min read
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