Dating Younger: Tips On How To Navigate A Relationship With An Age Gap

[{"selector":"#anim-59a58df0-adb3-4389-9664-6f0627740c09","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"fill":"both","duration":1000,"delay":0}] DATING YOUNGER How to Navigate An Age Gap

[{"selector":"#anim-d92801da-ff0b-43d7-93b1-f315e73f20f7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"fill":"both","duration":1000,"delay":0}] Love knows no age, so if you find yourself attracted to someone younger than you, here are some tips to keep in mind.

[{"selector":"#anim-3eb85240-2da5-4cb1-b5fc-d27005a0e85c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"fill":"both","duration":1000,"delay":0}] Brian Jory, Ph.D., author of Cupid on Tri al , lays out the best advice for making the romance work.

[{"selector":"#anim-a5d49ccd-e47c-42b9-8d6c-0715b142f392","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"fill":"both","duration":1000,"delay":0}] Don’t discuss your ages! Why does it matter? Be who you are, and never get into worrying about age.

Don’t allow others to talk about your age-disparities. It’s a non-topic. Pointless

[{"selector":"#anim-b5bf0355-54aa-4d2a-a7f6-3dcc54a946fd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"fill":"both","duration":1000,"delay":0}] Narrow-minded people can be insensitive. Be prepared to let others know that age-discrimination (even when it’s not intentionally hurtful) is off-limits.

[{"selector":"#anim-89cf2559-02bf-4685-b877-f330b45647fe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"fill":"both","duration":1000,"delay":0}] Make sure you find friends who respect you and your relationship.

[{"selector":"#anim-1e85cc2e-ffc9-419f-8133-3f1eabbb1cda","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"fill":"both","duration":1000,"delay":0}] Accept your partner for who he or she is. No age jokes like “act your age” or “Come on, old man.”

[{"selector":"#anim-d8996e40-2427-4863-833d-4a2f66e92aaa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"fill":"both","duration":1000,"delay":0}] Do not attribute personal preferences to age. If you like 90’s music, you like 90’s music — a person can like 90’s music whatever age they are.

Click Here For More From Our Relationship Expert! Images and video courtesy of Adobe & Envato Elements.