At first, I had some reservations about entering into a serious relationship with someone 15 years younger than me. I never looked at age, I didn’t care if my partner was younger, older or the same age than me, but in Sebastian’s case I had a dilemma. A dozen or so years is already quite a difference. When we met, we were at completely different stages in life. Me just a year after the divorce. Sebastian had been single for a long time and was finishing his legal training. He was focused on his career. We started talking on a dating app. I didn’t hide my age and I also immediately said that I had been through a lot. I was a bit surprised that Sebastian didn’t mind at all. What’s more, it was never a topic of conversation for him. He’s younger, I’m older, and that’s it.
I was intrigued, although at first I thought nothing would come of it. I was captivated by his mature considerations, serious approach to work, ambitions and life plans. He said that he would like to date an older woman and that he wanted to settle down. He thinks about his family. We met a few times for a walk and coffee and somehow it all happened quickly. We started spending more and more time together. I can honestly say that I fell in love with him. We dated for about a year and then decided to move in together. Sebastian rented an apartment, and some time ago I bought my own apartment, which was much larger, so the mutual decision was to live with me.
Before we moved in together, things were already getting “serious” between us, so of course we introduced each other to our friends, families, etc. I won’t lie, it wasn’t easy for me to meet his parents for the first time. They are 50 years old and were not accommodating from the very beginning. I got it out of Sebastian. His mother, for example, is “worried” that I am “too old to bear him children.” I didn’t comment on it because for me it was beyond criticism. His father, in turn, thinks that he should take the younger one
And although both mine and Sebastian’s friends have accepted our relationship, I still hear unpleasant comments. Whether from distant friends or extended family. Sebastian hears them too. But they tell me, for example, that “it’s sick”, that I chose such a young guy (that’s what my cousin said) or that “I could be his mother” – which is really pathetic, we are 15 years apart! This is just sick, commenting like this.
Women who get involved with a younger man. “They are treated like lepers”
What pisses me off? Generally, I try not to worry about it, I know that people will always be envious, they will always be more interested in other people’s lives than in their own – especially if it breaks away from certain stereotypes. But that’s all, it’s double standards. At work, I have 40-year-old colleagues who date girls who are barely 20! So what if someone tells them straight to their face that “it’s sick”? No, because men have tacit consent to it. They may be in relationships with women much younger than themselves, but when it’s the other way around, everyone gets outraged and starts telling you that “you’re lost”, “you took a child to raise for yourself” and other disgusting insults.
I’m writing about this because I often read various letters and articles about the difference in a relationship. I am glad that the perspective of women who have a relationship with a younger partner is being discussed more and more often. But I still think that in society they are treated like lepers. Sebastian doesn’t have it easy either, because he often hears texts from his friends like: “Isn’t she too old for you”, “What if she gets old faster than you, that’s what it’s going to be like”, etc. It’s impertinent. . A woman does something like that to another woman. Of course, I don’t want to accuse one gender here. I just want to end double standards and let people live as they want. Because they are really harmful.
Natalie.
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Source: Gazeta
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