My boyfriend is younger than me and I am afraid that people notice.

it sucks - we had our time great 2.5 years and he broke up with me because of the age difference ... like he noticed it after those years ....

YEARS should not matter - if there is love it great if it is not than the age gap is just excuse

I'm gay, and 20 years old. My boyfriend is 34. Age is always on my mind but I feel we are on the same level of maturity. I shouldn't actually say always but it is on my mind a lot. I can say we have a lot in common and he makes me smile and laugh. But like all relationships we have some issues. I wish the world was more excepting to age different relationships but it isn't and I deal with it. I would give him the world and he would do the same for me. Human is human, u cant say because someones skin is older then the persons skin they are in love with is wrong, because skin is skin. Animals do it too. If u are in love nothing should tare you apart, ESPECIALLY the judgemental viscous grip of society.

The aqaintance who brought up your age is JEALOUS big time, pay no attention to this hater. If no one else has told you the same thing, she is trying to mess with your mind and possibly take your man. Do not fall for it and break up your beautiful relationship. I have been there, she sounds Jealous of what you have.

hi..i m 38yrs old and my bf is just 25. i hv 2 kids ,a 16 yr old and a 12 yr old from my previous marriage. i hv been in relationship wit him for a year now and we are both very much in love .he says he wants to marry me and move in with me but i havent told my kids yet about him. he is a very nice caring guy n never let me down ever since he has been wit me. he says he wants my kids to stay with us .he says he wants a child from me soon. though we work in different places we alys make a point to see each other once in 2 weeks coz he feels tht our relationship will fall apart if we dun keep in contact n be with each other alys.he is a very smart and gud looking guy. he has a gud job too . he promised to take care of me and my kids alys. i know him and i feel i can trust him too.besides i love him so much and i want to stay with him now.so do u feel i should move on with him/..?..

I am in the same situation and i would really love some help. Although, sadly, I feel very hopeless. I am 12 years older than my boyfriend. We started off as friends and we have a great time together. I love him and his personality. But the age difference weighs on me so deeply. He is just a few years older than my son and I sometimes feel like my boyfriend is more like one of my son's friends instead of my boyfriend. Not because they spend very much time together but because they understand each other and have more in common with each other than my boyfriend does with me. How could my boyfriend be a role model or a step father to a guy who is only a few years younger? Also, I see my age in our pictures when I'm standing next to him. I worry that his friends will say hurtful things about us and I feel judged for being with someone SO much younger. You may ask why I stay with him. He is so sweet and kind. He isnt hurtful or controlling like my former husband was. He treats me like his companion, not his property. We have a lot in common and I think we love each other's personalities. But we do have one more huge thing that is a hurdle. He loves kids and I have my tubes tied so I couldnt have any more even if I wanted to. I know he wants kids, and he loves playing with my neighbor's babies. I know he would make a great father. He says he doesnt need kids as long as he has me, but how long will that last? Especially as I get older? I worry that he will meet beautiful younger women at the college he attends or at his sales job where everyone is gorgeous, especially my boyfriend. And he will meet beautiful women who can have and probably want to have children. And I know Im far from gorgeous but I always hope to be loved for who I am and not just how I look. He is about a 9 and I am probably about a 2...maybe a 3... Even as I type this, I feel so bleak. I want to walk away because this hurts so much. But I also feel like he is the only person that has seen me as a gem when everyone else sees a rock, and he wants to be with me and doesnt want to let me go. I don't know what to do. I worry the longer we are together the worse this will hurt me when it does end. I appreciate any thoughts. Thank you in advance.

Hi anon, i read ur post. I feel you should discuss things with your bf. My brother has been asking me to tell you that. He is a boy and he will better understand the point of view of your bf. Maybe there are things you are not telling him but you expect him to understand. Keep things clear. Let him know about your insecurities. Because these insecurities are going to haunt you all life long. It is true that you guys maybe very much in love but keeping things to urself will only fill bitterness. U guys should talk. Try approaching him and know what he feels about that

My bf is 23 and I'm 28. And besides the age gap is also a cultural gap. He's Indian and I'm Hispanic. Sometimes I feel bad especially those nights when he goes party with his college buddies and I have to go sleep early because I work the next day. Many times I've thought about leaving this relationship and find a man that has his stuff together that wants a home and a family. It's only 5 year difference and we love eachother a lot but I feel that I don't have that security that an older man can provide. He told me the other day that he wants us to try for a baby which is something I want and he is very hard working so I know he'd be responsibe but it scares me to some point. It's difficult because to some point, the man always has to end up being the provider. ie: in the case of me having a complicated pregnancy and me not being able to work.

Heyy girls, i have a similar problem. My boyfriend is 1 year younger than me. i am 23 and he is getting 22 this year. he looks very young. Many times people tell me that i do look older than him. That drives me so very complexed. i also have some premature grey hair. n the worse part is that its me who had fallen for him. i told me i love him 1st. but we are so happy together. From his part, he never lets me feel older. he keeps me happy. do u think i should break up with him just because my insecurities. or should just be strong and carry on this relationship?

^ you two above here, you are very ignorant and mean for saying that to her. You sound like a bunch of bitter airheaded twenty somethings that mature 30 yr old men don't go for. But don't rain on someone else's parade, its pathetic.

EWwwww that's just nastyyy....you're 37!!