Age Difference
Yes, it's happened, I find myself in a relationship - not to say I don't like the idea.
So, a little back history. I have been seeing this guy for a little over a month now and we get along rather well. We have similar interests and since I met him courtesy of my brother's girlfriend, we also have many of the same friends. He tends to compliment my personality rather well, as I tend to be serious and a little on the nervous side at times, whereas he's much more relaxed and generally solves problems and then returns back to a state of relaxation (something I do greatly envy). I absolutely adore his mother, his brother has much of the same easy-going attitude, and his sister-in-law is very nice as well. Although it is still quite early in the relationship, I do have to admit that I feel very comfortable around him - something I've rarely felt in life, especially in relationships.
All that into consideration, there is one thing I've felt might have me judged rather harshly. I had assumed he was much older than what he really is given the level of maturity to his actions and the conversations we've had. He tends to have his life mostly in order, and although he enjoys his spare time, he's not one to neglect something that needs his attention. So, he is younger than me. Given that at this point in the relationship (early as it may be) that we do get along and I am fairly comfortable, and his family is accepting of me as well, is it really worth worrying over? Am I just succumbing to the stereotype that men should always be older than the women they are with?
A little feedback would be helpful.
Thanks.
"The weakest soul, knowing its own weakness, and believing this truth that strength can only be developed by effort and practice, will, thus believing, at once begin to exert itself, and, adding effort to effort, patience to patience, and strength to strength, will never cease to develop, and will at last grow divinely strong."
- James Allen