to date a 22 year old? i'm 29

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Is it weird? We are both inexperienced and this is our first relationship. We are also autistic. 22 seems so young though!

How is it creepy? He is not 17!

You're not going to make the most out of life being so close minded.
So sad. I hope you open your mind more in the future as there is lots out there in life to see and enjoy when you do.

Sorry, my post above is aimed @ Pika09 not the OP.

I don't know why you think it's an issue.
If you're both feeling it then go for it.
Good luck ☀️

It's fine. My partner is 22 and I'm 35. Massive shared hobby and same desire for no children. Obviously I've stressed that if he ever feels any different about kids he needs to tell me, but we are happy!

I think at 22 and 29 you’re generally at slightly different life stages and have different concerns. But there’s nothing wrong with giving it a go.

Why not? I married my husband when he was 20 and I was 30. It didn't work out, but nothing whatsoever to do with age - we are still best friends. Go for it and be happy.

Neither of us wanted kids either, and that didn't change.

I met my DH when he was 23, I was 29.

We WERE at different stages of our lives - I had my own flat, a mortgage, he lived with his Dad etc. But we also had loads in common; got married three years later, our 13th wedding anniversary this year and we are still really happy, and we never changed our minds about kids either (I never wanted any, happily child free.....)

Started a bit of a trend, a lot of my friends are with younger men now.....

It's not the age. Its the person.

Have fun!!!

It's fine!

I was 35 when I married my husband who was 42 at the time. We have a similar age gap to you and it works for us & we've been together a while. I think it depends more on the personalities of the people rather than their ages.

It’s fine! I was dating a 24 year old when I was 38, it was a lovely relationship and lasted 2 years, and we’re still friends. No-one batted an eyelid. Well not in front of us they didn’t 😀.

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If OP doesn’t want kids, then she shouldn’t be looking for a serious relationship with someone who does.
If OP does change her mind about kids - then you suggest it might be too late to find someone else (33 is not too old to find a new relationship by the way!).

So by that logic, it sounds like she needs to remain single until she changes her mind about kids, which may well never happen.

There's 7 years between my husband and me. And I've dated people where the age gap was 12 and 17 years.

It’s fine! Go for it.

It’s fine ! I’m 29 and my dp is 23 and we are expecting our first baby in August right before his 24th birthday. Either he’s mature for his age or I’m immature for my age because the age difference is not a factor at all in our relationship because we get on so well. Go for it :)

Why not. One of my first boyfriend's was 9 years older. I was 19 and liked him a lot. Maybe boyfriend is a bit strong but we hung out a lot and I've never looked back and felt that anything was strange about it. I was 19 but still a consenting adult and he treated me like an equal. Think his friends were a bit horrified but all a bit of fun.

We got married when I was 30 and he was 22. 2 DC later, we just celebrated our 10 year anniversary.

I was 22 and DH 33 when we met. It's fine.

I met my husband when I was 21 he was 31 it's not been an issue for us.......

When I met my DP he was 19 and i was 26 with a 3 year old. We will have been together for 20 years next year. I few people frowned upon it when we first got together but we are still going strong!