Age Difference Problem!

[Malaga]

I imagine people would get more upset if the roles were reversed, ie you were 15 and he was 18. Society tends to be more protective about girls than boys in that aspect. I suppose as long as your families accept your relationship, I can't see there being many problems.

I find it interesting how many girls here are dating younger guys. I've always been with guys 1-7 years older than myself, I can't possibly imagine myself with a younger guy. But then, I always looked older than my age. I've a friend who looks very young for her age, and she always goes for guys about 3-4 years younger than her. Who knows, maybe there's a connection.

[Sunbeam]

I agree with what everyone else here says. If he's your other half, you have to go for it. My guy is 9 years older than me and a lot of people like to flip out about it, but we don't care.

I find it interesting how many girls here are dating younger guys. I've always been with guys 1-7 years older than myself, I can't possibly imagine myself with a younger guy. But then, I always looked older than my age. I've a friend who looks very young for her age, and she always goes for guys about 3-4 years younger than her. Who knows, maybe there's a connection.

That's a cool connection. I guess I would be the exception,since I look younger, but I always go for older guys lol!

[leonsfangirl]

Age gaps appear alot worse when your younger, like someone else posted... sorry i forget who :S
My SO is 10 years older than me and no one cares but I'm 28, im sure people would be concerned should i have meet him at 16 though.
As long as it doesnt bother you two and your within the law where you live it's all good. Everyone will have an opinion on your relationship but you don't have to pay any attention to it.

[books]

I find it interesting how many girls here are dating younger guys. I've always been with guys 1-7 years older than myself, I can't possibly imagine myself with a younger guy. But then, I always looked older than my age. I've a friend who looks very young for her age, and she always goes for guys about 3-4 years younger than her. Who knows, maybe there's a connection.

Before I met my SO, I had always dated guys who were at least 2 years older then me. I specifically remember turning a guy down just based on the fact he was younger (by 2 years). I was like 'no way'...now look at me.

There may be a connection to how old you look...people always think I'm younger. When my SO approached me, he had been thinking I was 6 years younger than I actually am. I was sure when he found out how old I really am, he would take off. But he didn't. A lot of the age stuff is in your mind.

[Dziubka]

leonsfangirl, imho age gaps do not only appear worse when you're younger, but they are. I mean 7 years might not be much when you're 30, because it's only about 1/4 of your lifetime but at 15 is 1/2 which is a bigger difference. Apart from that I'd argue that most people develop/change more when they're in their teens than in their thirties.
Honestly as a mother I probably wouldn't be too happy if my 15yr old child had a 20something SO.
That said in the end it always depends on the people involved, there's exceptions from everything and I'd be the last person to judge.
I can't imagine having a significantly older boyfriend, because generally 'older' men, as in you know looking significantly older than me, are just not attractive to me.
My boyfriend looks quite a bit younger than he is and I've had people go "OMG how old is he?!" or assuming he was underage when they saw our photo, but whatevs.

[Yei&Jon]

Jon was 15 when we met and started a LDR. I was 20. The problem with many people is that they're incredibly judgemental when it comes to age difference so those of us that are in such relationships tend to worry about what they think when, in fact, their opinion isn't worth more than a flushed down turd. They usually think that the older person is either a pedophile or a 'cougar' when most of the time that isn't true at all. We don't choose who we fall for so I tell those that are judging us to go screw themselves because they're nothing to me.

The only support I need is my family and his, and we have it. We don't need anyone else's meaningless or negative opinion to be happy. Jon is 18 now and I'm 23, still going strong and about to close the distance. Hopefully.

So, OP, don't let any chance of being happy slip away from you just because you worry about what people might think. They're usually unimportant subjects in your life. Be happy. I wish you good luck in your future endeavors.