Is romance really age related ?

Is romance really age related? (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images)

When it comes to wooing a lady, older men are said to score over the younger ones

According to a recent survey, men — like fine wine and cheese — just get better with age. The survey claims that at 53, men become more romantic and are more likely to surprise their partners with romantic symbols such as roses, champagne and poetry.

Many experts, however, dispute this. Romance, they say, is all in the mind and has really nothing to do with age. Claiming that it's all about eagerness, some experts opine that if a man really likes someone, he will be more than eager to indulge her with romantic gestures, no matter how old or how young he is.

They reason that younger men are less likely to go in for romantic gestures is because they could just go wrong. Experts reason that older men may have tried and tested formulae, which younger men are yet to master. Hence, they add, if a young woman feels that the men she is dating are rubbish at romance, maybe she should go out with an older man and figure out if they are really better at this game.

One can't really put an age on romance. It's a different story every time. It all depends onthe situation that prevails — and of course, the couple. Romance can happen to anyone and more importantly, at any time — it's just the moment when it arrives. The best advice experts give is to be spontaneous.