Older experienced couples mentoring newer younger couples — wholesome community thing or kind of yikes

ive been chewing on this for a few weeks bc weve been on both sides of it now. me 36, dh 38, in the LS 5 yrs which somehow makes us "experienced" to ppl in their late 20s who are 6 months in, even tho we still feel like newish noobs ourselves vs couples in their 50s with 20 yrs in. so last month at our regular house party we ended up spending most of the evening at a table with a couple in their late 20s, brand new (3 events in), and they were ASKING us stuff. like proper questions. about negotiation language, about how to handle a "no" politely, about whether weve ever had a meet go badly and how we cleaned it up. and on the one hand it felt nice, we like helping ppl, we're happy to share what weve picked up. on the other hand it kinda made me uncomfortable bc... we're not authorities? and theres a weird power dynamic in being the "experienced couple" sharing knowledge with the "new couple", especially when its in a sexual social context, especially when there was clearly some flirty energy underneath. then last weekend we got the OTHER side of it. couple in their late 50s who we've been friendly with for ages took us aside and gently gave us some feedback on something we'd done that didnt land well at a previous event. they framed it as "we've been there, just sharing what helped us". and we LOVED it. felt grateful and held. so clearly mentorship can work great. what makes it the wholesome version vs the yikes version. is it the age gap? the flirt energy? whether play follows? whether it's solicited? im trying to figure out what we should/shouldnt say next time the younger couple at the table is asking us things, bc i dont wanna be that "experienced couple" who turns wisdom into a seduction script.

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