Dating a younger man? Things to know

Relationships with a bigger age gap are slowly becoming more common. And there are always going to be people who will doubt you for making such drastic decisions, especially if you are a woman dating a younger man. But instead of spending your time and energies in explaining your choices to others, there are a few things you should know before you jump in a relationship with a man who is years younger than you!

01/ Be clear with what you are looking for

First and foremost, you need to explore what are you seeking from this relationship? If you're someone who just wants to date, have fun, it's great. If you wish to settle down and have kids, well, that's great too. The latter, of course, should be communicated clearly to your man before you both get serious on the dating part.

02/ They might not be on the same level of emotional maturity as you

To put it nicely, a younger guy won't have the same level of emotional maturity as you so it is always best to gauge early on whether he can take accountability for his actions or not. That's if you think of taking things with a younger man beyond casual dating or a fling.

03/ You might be in different life stages

Since you both are years apart in age, you two will be in different stages of life. Hence, to get a better idea of how mismatched you both are, you will have to think about the kind of vibe you'd like to hang out with. Just the age can't be enough to tell you how far along a person is in life. But chances are that you have a very different dating history and life experiences.

04/ The definition of commitment might mean different things to you two

This is a little difficult to handle with a younger man. Because what might mean a commitment to you might mean a fling to the younger mate. You both could be at different places when it comes to the stages of dating. So it's very crucial to talk about this at an early dating stage with your younger partner.

05/ Everyone has baggage

Don't think that just because you are dating a young man, he might not have any baggage from the past. You'd like to think that you've dealt with more things and situations in life and so you are the only person with baggage. But the younger person might have things of their own to deal with. Just that you might have had more time to work through things that could be hard for them to figure out.

from LifeStyle