I’m 25 and honestly tired of dating men my age or just a couple years older, because they’re usually not ready for commitment. The only guy my age who actually wanted to commit declared me his girlfriend within three dates—but he still lived at home and was constantly trying to invite himself over to my apartment, so that wasn’t it.
A few weeks ago, I went out with someone I thought was amazing – he’s 33. Within the first 10 minutes, he reminded me of his age, then was like “omg I haven’t dated a 25 year old since I was 27” and followed it up with, “Well, we’re two consenting adults and you’re very attractive.” We ended up spending at least 5 hours together, and it was genuinely so much fun. We even made plans to hang out again. But today, he hit me with: “I love spending time with you, but I think I’m too old for you. I don’t want to lead you on.”
I’m kinda sad about it, because I fully intended on climbing that man like a beanstalk (he’s so tall). Instead, I just sent him a shocked gif, he laughed, and I replied, “Not too old, just in your head but I can’t force it,” and left it at that.
Like, I know men are everywhere – the supply will never run out. But I went out with someone else after him and it was so boring, like eating an unseasoned chicken breast. So it’s annoying that the one guy I was actually excited about thinks I’m too young. Funny thing is, that didn’t stop him from trying to hook up after the first date. Anyway, oh well. Rejection is protection.