Age Barriers in Romance

A lot of the time in my twenties I would end up dating people younger than me. The last of them was a girl who was 21 while I was 28. We dated for about three months. I generally didn't find these relationships particularly stable for the precise reasons you've stated. I didn't really recognise it as such at the time, though.

My current girlfriend is much closer to my own age. She's only 2 years younger than me, and we have a much better connection. She's that much more realistic about relationships, for one thing. She lost the stars in her eyes a long time ago, as did I. We both understand that it's not supposed to be perfect or transcendent. It's enough for it to be pretty good.

I never went out seeking younger girls, but due to work and whatever else, my social circle always seemed to include more 20-25 year old girls than any other age bracket. I guess it still does.

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Originally Posted by Sassafrass

I don't believe in this "mature for 16" shit. It sounds like a huge excuse to me. I can't imagine too many sixteen year olds in high school being as mature as a twenty-two year old, and I don't give a good goddamn what anyone else says.

Having worked with the teenaged weekend staff in a few jobs, I can safely say that I agree. It's just a huge gap in most cases. I have no problem working with people in that age group, but I just couldn't have a serious conversation with 'em, even when I was 22 myself.

There's nowhere I can't reach.