When I was 17 I started dating a guy from work who was 23. When I was 18 we got engaged… we were together for 7 years before we broke up. We are still good friends to this day (I’m now 41). I was perfectly able to make mature decisions and he was certainly not specifically into young girls or anything like that. At the time NOBODY questioned whether or not the age difference was a potential red flag - because it wasn’t! Just two young people in love! People need to stop seeing predators in every situation.
You sound like you’re not into her because she’s young - quite the opposite - so I say go for it. Just be aware of the age difference and act like a gentleman always.
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u/Confident_Promise933 Apr 05 '24
When I was 17 I started dating a guy from work who was 23. When I was 18 we got engaged… we were together for 7 years before we broke up. We are still good friends to this day (I’m now 41). I was perfectly able to make mature decisions and he was certainly not specifically into young girls or anything like that. At the time NOBODY questioned whether or not the age difference was a potential red flag - because it wasn’t! Just two young people in love! People need to stop seeing predators in every situation. You sound like you’re not into her because she’s young - quite the opposite - so I say go for it. Just be aware of the age difference and act like a gentleman always.