How to convince my parents to like my mature girlfriend?

She is close to may parents' age

Summary: A young man has to convince that he wants to marry a woman who is as old as them.

Angelo writes, "I have just told a woman much older than me how much I love her and how I would like to have a serious relationship with her. She currently lives with her boyfriend but is ready to dump him and have a relationship with me because she also had feelings for me all along as we were friends. Since I live with my parents, I have no choice but to tell my family.

I don't know how accepting they will be of her when I tell them about us. As stated before she's twice my age. In fact, she's only 4 years younger than my father. This is one aspect that concerns me and her as well. The only thing that plays to our advantage is that my parents already know her and like her but with them being very strict Catholics and being old fashioned, I don't know how they will react to the news. My guess is not so good.

Another obstacle I see us heading into is telling her daughter. She used to be married but is now divorced. Her daughter had issues with the ex-husband because he was 10 years younger than her. I can only imagine the age related anomalies in the extended household considering I'm only 2 years older than her daughter and 22 younger than my-soon-to-be."

In my opinion, the sooner your parents know about this the better it is for everyone. It will also solve the problem of her housing situation. I think your parents may be somewhat surprised but because they already know and like her, hopefully they will embrace her for your happiness. If they don't, it is much better to know this before she breaks up with her boyfriend than later. If your parents totally reject the idea then you have to decide who to choose: her or your parents. It is not going to be hard but you will need to do it.

The same applies to her daughter. She should also be told right away and I think she will be more receptive since she is not only from the same generation as you (more open to these relationships) but also has been in a relationship with a younger man. I don't know if she blames the age of her husband for their divorce but I have found that age has nothing to do with how a couple's relationship turn out. Couples in the same age bracket are actually divorcing at rates higher than those among couples with big age difference.

Since you have to share the news with the world at some point, it is best to do it now and not wait till later. I do believe that the most difficult part is over.

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