I am a 16 year old high school junior. My new boyfriend is a 26 year old college senior. Do you see why they are somewhat upset?

Well anyway the point of this topic is to see how many of you have had boyfriends or girlfriends or both that your parents dont approve?

This looks familiar....

I think we all are going to do things our parents don't approve of.

Moved to Relationships

Yeah.. okay.

But related to this type of thing.

Both my parents thought my first boyfriend was disgustingly ugly... But they didn't really disapprove of him.

well, yeah of course...my parents don't want me to date period. they think i'm too young to be going out with guys...they want me to go out with guys to look for a husband you know? so they don't want me to date right now because i'm too young to look for a husband. does that make sense? lols...but yeah...thats that...

Awe, tough luck. :/ If I were to have a bf, however, I definitely wouldn't tell them about it.

it'll take them time to accept him, that's forsure. maybe, there's a way for them to get used to the idea of you dating someone 10 years older?

eh, one girl i know is dating someone who is 22, but shes 16.

imo, its not really right.

my parents never liked my first bf, but they got used to him eventually found out he was an alright guy.
give them time, i mean it's a 10 year age difference, they're just looking out for you

my parents dont let me date, they actually dont even let me talk on the phone with boys..

w0w!

the guy taking me to ring dance (junior prom) is black...im white...my mom has no problem my dad does. hes hell bent on white with white. the problem is that im currently in talks with the guy about becoming a couple...oh daddies gonna love this

personally...i think thats kind of sick. HE'S 26!!! your 16!! thats 10 years older, that means he was 10 when you were just being born! eww. seriously, if my daughter tried dating some 26 year old college senior, I'd try to choke him, f-it. For one, whats wrong with dating people your age? And dont say they are too immature, because so are you, dont try to say otherwise. And two, maybe he should be with a crowd a little more his age, hes graduating from friggin college! idk. ehh....yea.

I was 16 dating a 21 year old , & i was more mature then him. It all depends on you.. and how mature you both are , age aint nothing but a number.

Aw Corey....

well my parents disapprove everything I do...

I hope things go well.

yeah i think you should like show your parents how cool & nice & sweet he really is, if he is :D

Because guys my age make me sick. They are gross. You dont even fuc*in know me, how do you know how mature I am? I am graduating early anyway. He is graduating, yes, but he is also staying here. He is waiting a year for me to graduate and then when I go to college in he is moving there with me and starting his career there. He does hang out with people his age. I am the youngest person he has ever dated and the youngest person he hangs out with. So.... therefore, now what?

your bf is 26? shouldnt he have graduated as a 22 yr old?


first off, i understand your parents. this guy is 26 and youre only 16. sure, youre only 2 years till a legal age but im pretty sure that its illegal to be with an adult if youre only a minor. personally, i think a 10 yr gap is too much.

youre lucky to even be dating, im turning 16 in 3 days and my dad doesnt even allow to talk to boys. and my mom died when i was 9 so she obviously has no say in anything. my dad brought up how hes in charge of me until im 21. WTF? its 18, isnt it?

it must suck to be you but...you should let your parents get to know this guy so they can see how nice he is and then they'll trust him more. And if he isn't nice...than well you shouldn't be dating him you just have to make sure he's not going to do anything to you...older men and teenage women can have bad consequences

As for my dating life, it's non existent. But that has nothing to do with my family. If I had a boyfriend first off I probably wouldn't tell them, but if I did they'd be fine with it. Ofcourse that's assuming I wasn't at kissing level with the guy (or at least i didn't tell them I was). My mom's version of a boyfriend is just "a really good guy friend that you hang out with alot and have alot of fun with", not a romantic relationship. My dad's the first guy she kissed, which is pretty sweet now I think of it

...but if I was hooking up with a 26 year old? ya, she might have a teensy weensy bit bigger problem with that

your parents are right...the point of dating is to find your future spouse/life partner...dating isn't a passtime or a game.


doesn't that make you wonder? he hangs around people his own age yet you're the youngest person he has dated and hangs out with...someone who is a decade younger...

just because you're parents don't approve of your illegal (in many states if not all) relationship doesn't mean that they hate you. my parents hated my last boyfriend the second they saw him and they were very right about him. they don't like it that i'm dating but secretly, they're proud that i can attract guys and i'm not some loser that no one wants.

Guys leave Corey alone. We can't control his life. He can date anyone he wants, even if we think it's not a going to be a good relationship, let him learn from mistakes, if he's going to make 'em right now and so and so. I just want you to know Corey, you have my full support. If the dude starts mistreating you I'll still be supportive. And like everyone says your parents don't hate you. They just disapprove of your choice in dating.


(lol it seems like you forgot who I am based on the other posts I made in your topics. I'm Yen..remember?)

Wow. I have to say that is a bit of an age difference. Age isn't everything though, I understand that. My parents didn't like my old boyfriend, he was 4 years older than me. Granted, I was 14. But yeah.

Agch, I never had a boyfriend before, but if I did, I wouldn't tell them. My dad doesen't want me to get one until I'm in college.