So my dad passed a few years ago, and I haven’t really been in touch with his side of the family since. Yesterday, my friend got his actual driver’s license in the mail and offered to take me for a ride. We ended up surprising his grandma, and it turns out she lives really close to my dad’s old neighborhood.
I figured, why not take a little detour and see if I could drop in on some of my dad’s people. I walked a few miles over and popped up on them. They were happy to see me. It’s been 5 years since they last saw me, I was like 10 back then — now I’m pretty much grown.
A few hours later, my uncle’s stepdaughter came home. She’s 20 now, and we used to be super close — saw each other almost every weekend. As soon as she saw me, she dropped her bag, ran over, gave me a huge hug, even jumped up on me and everything. We caught up for a bit, then she went to change so we could hang out.
While she was gone, it was just me, my uncle, and her mom. My uncle gave me that look, and we had a bit of a conversation. It might sound kinda weird, but on that side of the family, they’re really traditional. They believe that if a guy acts like a man and can take care of a woman, age is just a number after a certain point.
I did take her out, but nothing crazy happened. I told her what he said, and she told me to give it a few more years. I respect that.
Anyway, that was my Saturday.
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If I did my math correctly, you’re 15, right?
If I’m not mistaken, this would be illegal in the US lol
Age is not just a number you’re 15 end of story. You don’t even know who you are yet let alone what you want in a relationship. You’re not a man. You’re still a kid and you should be allowed to be a kid. You’re a high school freshman and she’s about to graduate college? Tell your uncle to back off and that your cousin needs to find someone her own age.
When you’re older you might look back on this and realize that was a very weird thing for your uncle to do
Your dad’s family tried to set you up with a 20 year old after you just came back into their lives?! I highly recommend distancing yourself from that side of your family.
Age is only a number when it comes to consenting adults on BOTH SIDES.
Sweetheart you aren’t grown.
Speaking as a parent your uncle is out of his mind. There’s no way in hell I would offer up my kid to someone to marry especially at 15. I’m all for traditional families but you both need to be consenting adults. You aren’t an adult.
It sounds like your uncle’s stepdaughter doesn’t like the idea. She told you something that’s an amicable rejection without putting you down.