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Mind the age gap
True life: I know what it's like to be in a relationship with someone who is older.
I know what it is like to fall for someone that you’re not meant to.
When I was 16, this family friend who at the time was 22 was always in our house. And I was going through a very hard time because a friend of mine had just died by suicide. The family friend was always there to listen and always had the best advice.
But before I knew it, I fell for him. I really liked him but never thought anything of it because of course he was way too old for me. So I kept it to myself. About six months later, one night when we were talking on the phone, our conversation turned a little bit!
I told him that I liked him and he said that he liked me too. I couldn't believe it. We talked but decided to meet and talk proper. We talked and we decided to give it a go, but nothing serious.
It was kept very quiet and we kept it to ourselves. As it went on, I fell for him more and more. And he fell for me. I found it very hard to lie to my friends and family. I knew I shouldn't have lied to them.
Just after my 17th birthday (he was now 23), we came out and told people. It was very, very hard. My family was very upset with me and a lot of his friends stopped talking to him, it was a very upsetting time.
I was in 6th year in school and I got a lot of slagging in the school. I almost didn't want to go to school but I knew my education was most important, so I stuck it out.
It went on for about six months and really tested our relationship but we kept as one and fought for our love. I am now 21 and he is 27. We are engaged to be married next month and expecting our first baby in 4 months time. It’s still hard as people look at us different, but we love each other and that is all that matters.
What I want to say is: if you know you love someone don't ruin that. Stay strong!
By: Anonymous
