In earlier years a relationship between an older woman and a younger man was frowned upon by society, but those days might now be numbered.

Apart from the fact that many women seem to really come into their own as they grow older, men seem to be happy to be seen with women much older than themselves.

Demi Moore bagged the lovely Ashton Kutcher despite the fact that she is 15 years older than him. Material girl Madonna also married a man a decade younger than herself, and her husband Guy Ritchie is clearly smitten with his wife.

So it seems that it is time for society to get a wakeup call and realise that age is nothing but a number. Things like similar interests and value systems are more important than similar ages, or even similar generations.

The beautiful Eva Longoria, feisty Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives, also advocates relationships across generational borders.

In the American sitcom she seduces the family's much younger gardener, and the actress seems to support her saucy character's antics.

"I think love has no age. Men are supposed to reach their sexual peak at 19, aren't they? I'm all for it," Sky News quotes Eva as saying.

? Adfero Ltd