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    Anna

    So my boyfriend and I have a small age gap. I am 19 and am a freshman in college. He is 18 and a senior in highschool. We were friends for years before we decided to date. He wants to take me to his prom (we went to the same highschool). Is it weird if I go? I have about two weeks to decide. I feel like since I am not in highschool it might be frowned upon if I go. Help!

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    Raven

    Y’all are having an In-person Prom in the Time of Covid?!

    #845562 Reply
    LnJ

    I was kind of wondering the same thing that Raven said, but on the other hand, the area I’m living in is opening back up from lockdown. I hope that things are safe enough to have an enjoyable prom in a few months.

    But that aside, I can share my own experience, which happened longer ago than I want to admit, haha!

    In my circle of friends that went to the prom together, there were two people with the same ages as you mentioned in your own situation. My highschool friend was 18, and her date was 19 (freshman in college).

    We were okay with the fact that the guy happened to be a year older and a freshman in college. That didn’t seem like a big deal to us. But he wasn’t from our highschool, and it was a surprise to us that they were dating in the first place. So to be honest, the fact that we didn’t know him made it weird for us. (One of our friends was dating someone from “the rival highschool” and he went to the prom with us, but we all knew him. No weirdness there.)

    But that was OUR reaction. THEY had a good time – no regrets, and as far as I know, nothing bad afterward. And even though it was weird for us, it wasn’t going to ruin our time together as friends / dates.

    So all that said- if you’re going with a group of friends, then there might be some weirdness if they don’t know you. See if that’s something that can be worked-on before the prom. If everyone kinda knows who you are, it’ll be less weird. I know that’s tough long-distance but it can be solved.

    Also – make sure your guy knows that he should give you attention and not just hang out with his friends and ignore you most of the time. He’s probably going to be super happy to be there and see his friends, and that’s cool, but he can’t just ditch you either.

    I hope this works out for you both.

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    Raven

    Go, Wear a Beautiful Mask, Have fun, Stop overthinking…

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