My daughter dating a much older man

How to Prevent Your Teen Daughter from Dating a Much Older Man

When I was a teenager, I met a grown man, and we dated. Except dated is probably too strong a word. We 'hung out' or we were a 'thing'. The wording around our relationship was purposefully ambiguous and was created by him. Everything in that relationship was created by him - every boundary, every norm - and I accepted it.

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This is Ask a Cool Dad, in which our resident dad who is also cool fields questions from readers about how they, too, can navigate the difficulties of parenthood without looking like a square. Have parenting questions of your own? Send them to cooldad insidehook. I am the year-old father of a year-old daughter who recently brought her new boyfriend — a year-old man — home for Thanksgiving.

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Am I crazy to feel this is just not right? I think even if he were much closer in age, those same doubts would be there. Yes, we raised our daughter to be smart, successful, caring and open-minded. And she is.

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18 year old daughter and older man

How to tell your parents you're dating a much older woman or man? When there's a HUGE age gap but it's time to introduce your new boyfriend or girlfriend to your parents. I think you should probably warn them beforehand? Any ideas about this topic? Age is just a number but as age increases, so does the difficulty of telling them the truth.

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