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Contributor: Megan Jean Megan Jean
My partner is 8 years older than I am. It isn't an issue for me, but my parents, even after knowing about it for months, are still a bit weirded out by it. I think they are uncomfortable seeing their 'little girl' with an 'old man'.
Has anyone else had this problem?
Have any guys gotten flack from people for dating an older woman?
12/19/2011
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Contributor: WhoopieDoo WhoopieDoo
If you are old enough to be on this site, then 8 years isn't that big of a difference.
12/19/2011
Contributor: Chirple Chirple
^ Agree.

And I don't think 8 years is enough to make someone an old man, haha, not unless you were an old woman yourself.
12/19/2011
Contributor: Rossie Rossie
The appropriate word to use is "mature" not "old". Your parents are uneasy about it because you're only 19, by the time you've turned twenty-something, they'll be more comfortable about the notion. Introducing your boyfriend to your parents, giving them a chance to learn more about him might ease the situation, since knowing a person's character is the most essential thing.
12/19/2011
Contributor: El-Jaro El-Jaro
I agree with Rossie, more or less.

It's not always an issue with age, but more of maturity and experience. I know I spent the better part of the almost 4 year relationship with a partner almost a decade younger than me waiting for the "I want to try other things with other people" line. It eventually came up.
12/19/2011
Contributor: Sinfully Sinfully
I dated a guy 12 years older than me and my parents HATED it.
12/19/2011