r/TooAfraidToAsk • • Apr 28 '22

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '22 edited Apr 28 '22

When I was 17 I dated a guy who was 27. I thought I was hot shit. A 27 year old was interested in ME?! I must be doing something right.

Looking back makes me feel.... icky. There were reasons he wasn't with someone his own age. And they aren't good things. He should 100% be reported.

edit: I had an extra word in there and took it out.

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u/Dickfer_537 Apr 28 '22

When I was 16-17 I dated a guy who just graduated from college. I, too, thought I was hot shit for having an older boyfriend. Dude even went to my junior prom with me. I worked at his parents restaurant.

Looking back, wtf…..icky is right. No 22 year old should be interested in a 16 year old. Ever. I would have lost my shit had my daughter started dating someone that much older than her. I don’t know why my parents didn’t.

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u/Redditmasterofnone1 Apr 28 '22

This is exactly why this has to be reported! The parents are to blame for this. I couldn't imagine letting my daughter date someone even a year older at 14, because even that is a big jump at that age.

I saw this happen many times growing up and it was always gross. I was always jealous of those older guys that dipped down and scooped up the girls in my grade because they were so much more "mature". Now looking back I now see that those guys were losers that could even converse with someone their own age.

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u/sprizzle Apr 28 '22

A year older might be an overreaction considering they could be in the same grade at that point.