what do you think of a 38 year old woman having an affair with 18 year old boy?

Well i don't think that age has anything to do with love. Love is a feeling between two people which is not bound of anything in this world. Love is a gift of god and only lucky people are able to find true love in their lives, so i'll definitely suggest not to listen anyone just do what your heart tells you and what you think is right.

i haven't seen that topic of Dr.Phil. Dr.Phil, used to be a regular guest in the Oprah Winfrey program, especially if Oprah's program is about counseling. if the 38 year old woman is a single mom/divorce, then i do think that it really doesn't matter if she's having a relationship with a man twice her age. there have been many incidence of that kind of relationship, where the woman is much older than her partner. showbiz to say haha.. however if the 38 year old woman seems to be having an affair which means that she is married with a man, then that is totally wrong. no excuses to that.

I think Dr. Phil should mind his own business. He does not know the heart of another person, he only knows his own. Just because her physical age is 38 does not mean that her mental age is that. Maybe the young man is wiser for his age than that of other 18 year olds. Basically he can not say what he does not know and just because he calls himself a doctor does not mean he knows all. I have watched his show many times and think he is just trying to get ratings while destroying some peoples lives that truly believe in him.

I see nothing wrong with age difference between two people in love. I feel it is no one elses business but the two involved in the relationship. Now if the relationship broke up a marriage again that is the business of the people involved, the married couple and the one breaking up the couple.I can't pass judgement.My example is I am older than my b/f by 13, closer to 14 years, I was 37 and he was 23 when we first started dating. The aunt that raised him was against us dating but my b/f stood his ground and we have been together for 7 years and it is no one elses business to pass judgement on us.

I see nothing wrong with the age difference, what I see wrong with it is you should not date your childs bestfriend that can cause all kinds of trouble with the son and mother. If she is having affair why did she not get divorced first if she truely loves this guy. I feel if you stayed married and cheat you really want bothsides of both worlds.

I believe in the fact that as long as they dont have any problem why should other's bother and i think love can happen between any one devoid of age, sect, caste or religion but i think there can be possibility as most of the cases do that since 38 yrs old will be more matured than 18 yr old boy, miss understandings may arise.

I will not be surprised since I have a lot about it especially in western countries. The 18 year old boy needs financial support (for sure) thats why he is into that kind of relationship. Time will come that he will look for a woman that has the same age as him. Like my bf has a previous relationship with a woman who was 10 years older to him and he thought that the best relationship is with someone with same age and generation -- which is me.

What is wrong in a 38year old woman having an affair with a 18 year old boy. If a 38 year old man was having a affair with a 18 year old girl, there would have been no fuss about it, but if it is a older woman and a young boy everybody makes a big fuss out of it. Just today morning I read an article in our local paper about a 23 year old girl marrying a 70 year old, and nobody is bothered except the mans children who made a fuss about it. As long as you are not hurting others, I do not see anything wrong in this.

why is age perpetually an issue when it comes to relationship. does age guarantee maturity and if it doesn't, why does it matter??? how about a 70yr old woman having an affair with a 50yr old man? is it more acceptable then? the age difference is still 20 years, so what is the difference? to me, age shouldn't be a factor in any kind of relationship. the most important thing is the two parties involved are comfortable with it. cheers

Friend i have heard many stories online and offline which are real and true and my friend too who is 19 years of age has an affair with 35 year age woman who is a teacher in near by school.Its common today to have affair between 18 to 35. Now young man loves to have relation ship with older woman of age upto 35 and married or below 35 age women want to have relation with less age men.

I think it is possible, but kind of wrong, more for the fact that the boy was her son's best friend. And the maturity level of the boy wouldn't match hers. I don't agree with men her age dating women who are 18. There is a 20 year difference and what could they possibly have in common that would enable them to fall in love?

Honestly, I see nothing wrong with that(38 year old woman having an affair with 18 year old boy).. you know, age doesn't matter in a relationship most especially if they really love each other.. why do people likes to create fuss about that?! we are all entitled to do the things that can make us happy.. it can never be wrong as long as you're not hurting other people for the sake of your own happiness.. How could Dr.Phil say that it's wrong? yay!

when you love someone, age doesnt matter but if she's having an affair to her son bestfriend, i think its a bad idea, because in some cases, its not good to see those two having a relationship in front of she's son bestfriend

This woman is selfish. How could she trap a teenage boy as young as her son to be her lover. Being innocent and young this boy must have fallen prey to this lustful woman and she knows how to cast her spell on this poor boy. For the boy I think this is not love but look up on the woman as a mother figure while this foolish woman take advantage of it. Society does not accept young women falling in love with older man but can't do anything and it has cross the boundary of acceptance while young ladies have their own reasons to fall for these dirty old men with fat pockets. These ladies are only 'ladies of leisure' for these older men. They received as much as they give.

As the say She is robbing the Cradle, I think even though he is a Man, that is too young for a Woman to have him as a Boyfriend, she should be shame of herself.

hi jhenn..i havent watched dr. phil show ..but i guess having an affair which i presume the lady was married? yes..in that case its a big no ..no.. then and if she is divorced then.. i really cant judge the feeling of those two people..but if im in the shoes of the lady surely i will think twice before doing so...since in the end the boy will look for another girl with the same age level..i dont think the boy is really in love..its because of another thing...

Ok let's put age aside for a minute and think about this as just an affair. Do you feel that an affiar is right or wrong? I feel that having affairs are wrong.. It doesn't matter what the age is the problem I have with this whole thing is that it's an affair. No if this was purely a relationship I would really question about the age difference as I would the same way if an older man were to be with a very young female. yes at the age of 18 we consider them adults and some are very responsible and are truly adults but some 18 yr olds whether they are male or female just are mature enough to handle a serious relationship yet.. Note I did some that some not all and I'm not gender biased because both sexes can be immature. I deeply feel that when you look at a case where a person falls in love or has a relationship with a younger person you have to look at the maturity level of both people involved in the relationship.

I am not a Dr. Phil fan so I do not follow anything pertaining to him. My opinion on this matter is that in 20 years from now she will still be 20 years older. So when he is 38 and still young she will be pushing 60. Sometimes relationships like this do work out for people but I think that this is hard if they are looking for anything more then a fling. Someone at the age of 18 has barely bagan to start living their life. How could you have kids? As the women gets older is he going to be attracted to her or have wandering eyes? I do know of people who have large age differences but they are oldr then 18 when they have started them. They are both adults and as long as they do not have a problem with it then to each their own.

I do not see it as a traumatic experience for either of them or as something wrong, like any relationship, either it will work or not.

Is it legal? I guess it's not wrong, it's just weird. My questions are for the boy...how does he go for a nearly forty year old woman when he could have some cute young girl with no wrinkles, celulite, baggage, I could go on but I won't I know this isn't the purpose of this discussion but I have no problem with the age difference dating thing I guess. My only question is WHY?!