Why is my boyfriend's friend so worried about the age gap difference between me and my boyfriend?

[Gucci2007]

my boyfriend 50 I am 34 but his friend keep say it’s nit going to work out because I am to younge we been date for a year and now it cause problems in are relationship why there so bothered about it.

[Datboi65]

He's just trying fo save his friend. You are a middle-aged woman afterall, but he comes from a different era. Millennial and gen x are very different, and gen z is even worse. His friend is probably worried that the difference in age could also lead to difference in values and perspective, which can carry a strain in the relationship, and statistically speaking he is right.

Now here's my advice. If you want this to work, you will need to learn how to be flexible and adapt. You are not going to make a 50 year old man change his ways and if you get on his program, then it will not work.

Best of luck.

[OhGreatConfusedOne]

Unfortunately, a lot of people think they should have an opinion on someone's relationship. In reality, the relationship is what you guys make of it.

Obviously, the both of you may be in different stages of your life, and that's fine if that's what you are okay with. Maybe you're not in different stages.

What I'm trying to get it, is don't let his negativity effect you and your boyfriend. While it would suck, the best thing to do to make it stop I think would be for both of you to confront him about it and tell him it needs to end.

[Pinay_ako]

His friend either wants you or him. 🤣
He’s jealous and tell him to mind his own business!

[Bratsondanielle]

Aaaahaaaahhhahaa. His "friends " some dumbass stupid weedheads

[Anonymous]

Clam that #$%#$ up.
Tell your boyfriend you don't want to hear that negative crap.

Also what is "it"? There is no it. There is only WE. WE will work out. Because you both work on the relationship.
Thinking on a mysterious it takes all your power to effectively do any good away. You are a team with a goal to win. If the game is won what do they say? WE WON!!
Yes couple can make a relationship work.

[bamesjond0069]

Generally its men who can't get a younger woman and women who can't be the younger woman who have an issue about this. Im 35 my girlfriend is 19. Most single women around my age have a total shit fit about it. Most men who are my age with wives their own age have a shit fit about it. Nobody else cares.

[Anonymous]

Well statistically he's right. Anything larger than a 9yr. Age difference and the success rate falls off dramatically.
But how old is your boyfriend's friend? He might be jealous. Not necessarily of you. But the fact that he's pulling someone 15 yr's his junior.

[dreamstar72]

Why does your boyfriend or even you care what his so called friend thinks of the age gap. If his friend (s) was really a friend they would be happy for him. There are two buts as to why the friend might care money and/or the opposite sex.

[Anonymous]

They're jealous of your boyfriend and possibly wants to disturb your relationship to improve their own self esteem. The "If I can't, you can't" attitude. If I were you I'd go out of my way to prove them wrong.

[Avicenna]

Yeah, that's probably just jealousy talking since your respective ages don't mean you aren't compatible.

[slatyb]

Tell them you've heard them and they don't need to repeat it.

[Drumlin2001]

It can work. But it sounds like he's got insecurities driven by his "friends" chattering in his ear. They're probably jealous.

[Spotifyplaylist]

Tell him to mind his business. Both of y'all are grown so there's no problem.

[Jamesshinobi]

his friend is Jelous. thats not even a big age gap.

[Jamie05rhs]

He knows his friend. You should probably listen to him. He's trying to warn you for a reason.

[noohair]

Don't let other people with their own social and moral values put them on you.

[Anonymous]

Well, if you ever got married, you might be changing diapers some day.

[spartan55]

Why would it be causing problems? After a year?

[Telekinetic-Potato]

Guys get a lot of shit for dating younger woman

[driven159]

insecurity that is common with the age difference

[RuthlessAggression]

because that's a VERY large difference

[Zolly99999]

Because he is jealous he can get someone like you.

[JohnK123]

How would it work out

[madetostroke]

he might die in the next few years lol