oxAurora

Thank you, anggrace, that's good advice. I'll certainly watch out for that kind of thing.

Thank you guys for the advice and suggestions. Do you think it is possible though for someone his age to be into someone my age? Well...obviously it must be if it's happened with other people, right? But do you think it'd be rare?

Hi everyone, Hmm, where should I start? Well, first of all, I'm 18, and I think I may be interested in a guy who is about 10 years older than me. He and I have a lot in common and on several occasions when we were in the same room, I was told that he "keeps looking at me". We both have similar interests and a similar taste in music, and I get really shy when talking to him. My mother has told me that he and I look at each other the same way when we talk, with that shy, lovestruck look. She thinks he's adorable and a great guy (as does everyone else) and she wishes he was a few years younger for me, however, when bringing up the topic about dating him she says to wait a couple years and see what happens. However, she doesn't seem as totally turned off from the idea of me dating him now, than she would be with any other guy. He is a great guy with a great sense of humor, is sweet, and straight edge, like I like. I don't know, I guess what I'm asking is... what are your thoughts about this whole thing? Do you think it'd be wrong for this kind of relationship to take place? Do you think he (or someone of his age) would think it's sick and preposterous to date someone my age? Please tell me your thoughts, what you think might be going through his head, etc, etc. And if you have any questions, feel free to ask and I'll try my best to answer them. Thank you!

Oh man, I think the same thing is happening to me, and it's been really bad lately. I have abnormally long periods of PMS for some reason so for about a week or so I've felt this way. It's good to know someone else is going through this too, though...it makes me feel a little better. I haven't noticed whether or not this happens when I PMS or what, but like vandgsmom said, I also think it'd be a good idea for both of us to figure that out before we get worried about the spark dying down in our relationships. Maybe it's normal for us but we haven't realized it before now.