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i know others have already wrote about this, but i guess i just need a little of my own help...
i feel so guilty because i havent told my family that i am in love with someone way older than me... i think that me and my significant other should be allowed to show everyone how happy we are but we just know that no one will except the fact that he is 11 years older than me... does age matter... or should i just try to move on to someone younger...
i feel so guilty because i havent told my family that i am in love with someone way older than me... i think that me and my significant other should be allowed to show everyone how happy we are but we just know that no one will except the fact that he is 11 years older than me... does age matter... or should i just try to move on to someone younger...
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But, if you are underaged and he is 11 years older, than it is an issue.
When I was 17 and met my husband he was 24. It seemed like a big deal back then, but now I am 30 and he is 37 and nobody thinks twice about the difference in our ages.
Depending on your age, there are some practical concerns about such an age difference. While love is blind, a relationship involves a lot more than just feelings for another person. 11 years is a great difference -- even a culture reference can fly over the head of someone just a few years older. Music, television, movies, politics, morals, values, there are so many things that age can impact.
For me the issue isn't necessarily age, but someone ability to be alone. Anyone who cannot tolerate being alone is better served by learning to be alone first. Anyone in a relationship out of fear of being alone is headed for a "bumpy road -- puff, puff".
I wish your relationship the best. It will seem like nothing at all if you make it to 33 and 44 together.
my twin sis is with someone 12 years older than her. she's 21 though, may be kinda different since you're still a teen.
when i was 17 i met a guy who was 24...i liked him a lot. my mother overheard me telling a friend i wanted to hang out with him, and she put an immediate stop to it. i hated it then, but after i got into my twenties, i knew EXACTLY what she was talking about.
if you insist on seeing him, i really think you should wait til you are 18...but i don't think it's a good idea at all.