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writes:I know, it's a very common question. But does age really matter? I am a woman dating a men a few years younger than me. He obviously doesn't mind me being older, but it always bothers me! I hate thinking about his age, for awhile I didn't want people to find out we were dating, it made me feel uncomfortable to be dating a younger man. We haven't been dating for too long, this is the 'perfect' stage you could say, his age hasnt affected us really, but for some reason I feel like it will in the future. I don't know what to do.. Reply to this Question
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reader, GeeGee255 +, writes (14 March 2011):
 A 17 or 18 year old, dating someone in their twenties will always raise a few eyebrows, but once he is 23 and you are say 26, the difference will fade to nothing. So if you really like him and is of legal age then don't worry about what other people think.
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reader, dannn  +, writes (14 March 2011):
Sounds like you're pretty insecure with yourself, age shouldn't be an issue. It should be the individual that you care about. The only reason age is usually taken into consideration is because women usually mature faster than men, (but this is NOT always the case) if he's a mature man there should be no reason for you to not date him.
If you have issues with people knowing your dating someone younger than that's your problem not his.
Ask yourself why do you hate his age? Do you feel like you can't ask him for advice because he hasn't lived as much as you have? Does he look much younger than you? Are you worried your friends won't accept him?
Look at it this way you can just joke about how you're that cougar with the hot younger man, you can tell your friends they gotta go younger because they're sooo much better. It doesn't have to be so sinister.
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