Age Might Just Be A Number

As a little girl growing up, I had a lot of crushes on older guys. I don't really understand the science behind it but I know it's a thing for little girls or teenagers to be attracted to older men, it's probably the desire for protection. I knew many of my brother's friends then; they were all at least 10 years older than I am and I daydreamed myself silly coupling up with them.

There was testosterone all around me and I was a raging ball of hormones as soon as puberty hit. My hormones didn't know where to draw the line, I clearly was attracted to young and old, sometimes they were one or two years younger than I was and I didn't see anything wrong with that. I think this open-mindedness is what stayed with me eventually because I didn't really have an issue with age gaps...until I got a bit more social with different age groups.

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I have my reservations with too young or too old, but I generally don't mind age gaps of five years plus or minus. In my early 20s I'd have been fine with dating or marrying someone 15 years older but I got to sit with myself and figured I actually would love to be with someone my age group. I'd rather experience life together with not-so-distant realities and learn on the go than to have someone older with 100 years of experience in everything.

It wouldn't have worked out anyway because the older guys I had talking stages with would in one way or another remind me of how much older they were and I wasn't having none of that. If you can't come off your high horse while trying to talk to me, then maybe you should date your agemate.

The issue of maturity is relative and is based on the individual, I can't say dating an older person is wrong or right, if the person is your best fit, by all means, go for them, I'm good with my age group though.

This is my response to the weekly hivenaija prompt, it might be expired now but you can still chip in your thoughts for this fun topic. Have a lovely week!