i really like this guy and i want to start going out with him and he says he feels the same way but i dont know how to say to my parents that hes 28. what do u think i should do
Are you really eighteen? Because if you aren't, the man is a pedafile and you need to call the police and have him arrested. If you're eighteen, you can do whatever you want, just make sure you want to be with a guy ten years your senior. Especially if you've never had a relationship with a guy before.
Ironically I started dating a 28 yr old guy when I was 18 and in my experience it was a good relationship. But me not being as "out" as he was did put a strain on our relationship which resulted in us breaking up. I personally wouldnt take back my relationship with him for anything because I learned a lot during our time together. But I think it depends on the guy and how comfortable you are with urself and the idea of being in a relationship. I'm not gonna lie..I had hesitations about being with an older guy, but again in my opinion, his age didnt factor in a lot. It did sometimes, but not on a regular. As far as telling your parents...thats left up to you, I dont think any parent would want to see their son or daughter date someone so much older than them. I know mines wouldnt...and thats why they didnt know..but thats another story, lol. But by you being 18 ur legally able to do whatever u want..at least its like that here. I say just take it like u would any other relationship..step by step. Good Luck!
Well if u are turning 19, taht'll be alright. Well age gap just dosent matter sometimes. I hope your parents will understand that.
Your parents may very well freak... my mum kinda did when I got involved with someone who was 20 years older than me--the funny part is that I was like 28 at the time! I'm like, "Mum... uh... 28 here... pretty sure I know what I'm doing." I think, though, if you like him and he likes you and you go into it knowing there may be some issues (hopefully not many and hopefully not major) attributable to the age difference, you'll be okay. Probably the biggest issue is the one c_jayo6 pointed out: the whole "life stage difference." That is, there are certain common features of people's lives that derive from one's age. It's actually quite a challenge to date someone if you're out and they're not (or vice versa), if you're in university and they're not, or you're in high school and they're in university, or if you live with your parents and they live on their own, etc etc etc. When you're 18 and the other person is 28, that person is probably 5 to 10 years into a career and you're probably not, so not only do they likely earn more than you, they probably have a different pattern to their life and some different goals. All that being said, though, it can totally work. It's just good to go into something like that with your eyes open. You don't want to be expecting it to fail but you want to on the look-out for the potential pitfalls, so that if issues come up in your relationship, you can figure out which ones are personal and which are just based on your different life circumstances. You might want to give the relationship a chance BEFORE you introduce him to your folks or tell them about him, though.