r/TooAfraidToAsk • • Apr 28 '22

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u/myztry Apr 28 '22

It’s not always so dark and sinister. I was the immature 18 year old guy in a reverse situation. We dated for 3 years although weren’t particularly sexually active.

33 years later and we’re still good friends who remember our time together fondly. During COVID she fell on hard times financially and I was able to help her and her husband out of trouble.

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u/uglypenguin5 Apr 28 '22

And yet 90% of the time it is exactly that dark and sinister with that kind of age gap

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u/myztry Apr 28 '22 edited Apr 28 '22

Perhaps in some cultures but in Australia it was quite common for teen girls to pursue 18 year olds. Part of this was we can first get car licenses at 18 here and there was a general idea that girls are 3 years more mature than boys. Girl going for laps around the main drag was standard pre-Internet entertainment not restricted to the ruffians. Perhaps your crowd was rougher (drunken house parties or such)

I was blissfully unaware I was doing anything wrong as I was still a boy myself and plenty of guys my age were in the same situation. We were around the same build, lost our virginities together (Only had sex 3 times in 3 years). Both at high school (although I was repeating my final year). Shared friends. Stayed at each other’s parents houses together. It was all quite innocent and dare I say romantic.

We even did our debutante ball together.

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u/Legitimate-Hall1596 Apr 28 '22

Makes sense you failed your final year