Mercenary

I do care about her, but I'm not in anyway the jealous type. You know, you'd figure most women would apreciate that. No, I actually did not mean to sleep with my friend.

So, my girlfriend cheated on me. She went and had sex with another guy, which made me feel pretty angry, so I retaliated. I called a female friend over to talk to her about it, and we ended up having sex that night. My girlfriend found out, and went ballistic on my * * *, the tears, the screaming, everything. I told her that if she cheated on me, I would cheat on her, and I did. HOWEVER, she claims that it wasn't fair, and that she did it because I'm never jealous or protective in our relationship. Sorry, I just needed to vent...

I am currently 17 years old (this is my brother's account, excuse me for using it), and I am very physically (and I'd like to think mentally) mature. I basically already have a beard (not a shaggy one), and I'm alot 'bigger' than most guys my age. But anyway, to the point. Since I am very physically mature, I often date girls whom are seemingly older than me. My current girlfriend is 22, and many people assume that I am the eldest. I absolutely refuse to date any younger girls, and I am reluctant to date girls my own age. My sister and I were talking (she's 15), and she believes that I should date younger girls, so I could protect them and take care of them. I highly resented that comment; it is not my job to protect and take care of some young minded 15 year old girl, which is the reason I date older women, because they are more independent and on my level of physical maturity. My two questions are: 1. Am I being shallow? 2. Why is it so wrong for guys not to be attracted to younger girls? It is ok if a girl is dating an older guy, but it is wrong if a guy is dating a younger girl?

I only laid rules down about how I would condct myself in this relationship with her. I'm not forcing her to do anything, if she expects me to pay because I'm "the man," then she can sit there for a few more hours until they close Plus, I don't have the time enough to shell out money on a girl. My philosophy has always been, "I'm not paying for everything until there is a ring on a finger."

This girl I've recently started dating is a very old fashioned and stereotypical individual. She's about 3 years younger than me, and today she began complaining to me about rules I have laid down. For example, I make her pay her half when we go out. She hates this ferociously for some reason... Also, I don't date younger girls alot because I find most of them to be too immature, so I expect her to make the first move, as a sign of maturity. But according to her, men have to make the first move. I am quite fed up with her stereotyping. Any ideas on what I can do?