age gap.

I'm in love with a man 17 years older then me, and have been in a relationship with him for the last 9 years:)It might sound like a lot, but we have the same interests, we think very much alike and we almost always agree on everything. I don't think love has much to do with age, some fall for older people, some for younger. At a younger age 10 years seems like a lot, but imagine if you were 40, no one would probably even comment on you having a man that was 10 years older then you, right? I agree with maximax8 tho, that it might be wise to get to know him first.

I know that you mean ten years older than you. I think that it depends on the man. It is right for you to fall in love with a man that is in his late twenties if he is a nice person. Love doesn't have age limits. When one of my friends who is one year younger than me went out with a bad man that was twenty six when she was seventeen things didn't go well. He was a nasty person and she didn't know that until he showed his true self. It might be wise for you to get to know a man as a friend first. Then you could fall in love with him.

Well, I think you're too young for someone 10 years older than you. Maybe if you were at least in your 20s I'd say it's ok, but not at 17. Too many kids today make that mistake and pay for it later. Stick with someone a few years older than you right now or closer to your age. It doesn't matter as much when you're a bit older. Just my opinion hon.

Age gaps work only when there is a common level of life experience and maturity. As some others have already mentioned, there's a big difference between 17 & 27 and 27 & 37. In the latter case both partners have experienced living as an adult, meeting obligations & responsibilities so they are more equal. At your age you really have no life experience and have very little in common with a 27 year old. High school is fresh in your mind and a faded memory in his. You're not old enough to go into some establishments that he may be very familiar with. It's better to focus on someone closer to your own age.

It's not a new thing in this society,in my opinion it's so common but it won't happen to me,and I don't think it's impossible there is love between them so I always don't believe this kind of love,of course they have gap,different views on many things,and I don't think they will live in a happy life,in my opinion they must have different mutual interests.I also think it's bad for the society,maybe it will cause some divorce cases and higher the divorce rate.So I don't support it.

I am with someone who is 10 years older than i am, it works for us, we have so much fun with each other, i'm 22, he's 32. Age is only a factor if you let it be, but since you are 17, i would have to say it's be bit young, my advice would be wait till your 20, wont seen like such a big age difference then, in the mean time just continue getting to know each other. When i was 19, i was dating someone 14 years older, and well, it only lasted like 2 months, we didn't have much in common, and we just jumped into the relationship, but now i'm older and more mature, and i know what i want and who i want.