i did the whole guy 10 years older than me thing before and what i discovered is - if he is able to get along with a teenage girl to the point of living together then he has his own issues. not saying youre immature or anything like that but some things just dont happen until youve hit certain markers. even though i was considered mature at 16 and 17, those couple years between then and say 20, 21 made a huge difference. at that age, 10 years is a huge gap. once youre in your 30s, 40s etc... its not so much of a difference. but between the ages of 16 and say 25... so many things happen and so many things change that its not expected of you to be at the same mind state of a 29 year old.

so for me, personally, i think that if a man of almost 30 can be in a relationship with someone probably fresh out of high school, he has some mixed up priorities and concerns. even for me now, i wouldnt be able to be with someone more than a year or 2 younger than me because when youre this young, that year or 2 still makes a huge difference in mentality.

and i agree with spottedowl. you need to think of whats best for you. you cant spend time worrying about how someone else is going to live because if you do, youll stop worrying about how youre going to live.

and i really hope you dont take this post as offensive or name calling or anything. i hope it comes across how i want it to because i dont mean any of this as an insult to you.