If you 21yrs old daughters boyfriend too older from her at 40years old?

@zhawee (873)
Philippines
August 14, 2011 3:30am CST
what should you do if you daughter had a boyfriend at the age of 40. Some parents are very protected to them kids specially to have boyfriends and girlfriends. But in this situation are u agree for them relationship.
10 responses
• Philippines
14 Aug 11
I would feel sad if I have a daughter who have a boyfriend 19 years older than her. It is like her father or maybe an uncle. But we can't do anything if she really in love with the guy. Maybe you should have a serious talk with her about why that guy. What she sees in that guy. Try to know the person well why you're she fall for that guy.
• Philippines
17 Aug 11
It's really hard to accept. I'll try to observe their relationship and know the guy better if he is worthy for my daughter. Maybe I will have a background check about the guy. I want to make sure if the guy really love my daughter or just taking advantage of her. Sometimes love is blind. So only other people can see the truth.
@zoey7879 (3092)
• United States
16 Aug 11
Who my 21-year-old daughter dates is her business alone. I'm not going to automatically assume gloom, doom, and misery just because her boyfriend is so much older than she. I've seen PLENTY of couples with age gaps, including my own relationship, work out. If she's happy, being cared for, and isn't being used or abused in anyway, it's NOT my place to say anything except to rejoice in the love that she's found.
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
16 Aug 11
If my daughter was 21 years old I wouldn't expect her to date a man more than 31 years old. Though if she found a lovely man aged 40 years old I would give them a chance. Age doesn't matter and two people can fall in love. In my home country if a daughter is between 16 and 18 years old the parents can say what she is allowed to do. After age 18 years old she becomes an adult although I still wish to give her help and advice.
@jugsjugs (12967)
16 Aug 11
I would ensure that my daughter was happy first and then i would tell her what i thought as well as why.I think that there are lots of people that even get married to older as well as younger people and some relationships work some dont, nothing to do with age, as equal marriages some times do not work out.
• Philippines
15 Aug 11
There are many reasons why some younger girls had a relationship with the older man. 1. That man is a rich 2. She secure her future and she feels safe in that man For me if my daughter is 21 yrs old and he has a boyfriend of 41yrs old. The first thing i will do... i will ask her, what the characteristic of that man is and why she felt in love there... AS a parent, i will respect my daughter decision. She is in the right age of 21 yrs old. She knows what is right or wrong. Our duties and responsibility as a parent is to guide and give advice to our daughter.
15 Aug 11
i will never agree for this statement. As a parents i will not allowed to my daughter that she has a boy friend with the age of 40. Or 25. I will try my best to give her rigjt direction
@yogeshdhusa (2236)
• India
14 Aug 11
i think i will ask my daughter to take some more time.. just give time to this relationship. When we say that i don't want you to marry him.. they feel that we don't understand them. its better to give some time and think and then decide.
@hushi22 (4928)
14 Aug 11
i say that i will give my opinion to the daughter as a parent and tell her at the end that it is still her decision that will be followed. it is better to give the advantages and disadvantages of having such relationship because obviously they are not of the same mental age, too. but if she insists and is happy about it then i will her go. after all it is her happiness that is more important to me.
• Philippines
14 Aug 11
I would just tell her that I'm worried butI would respect her decision if she would like to go through with the relationship. The feelings that she has might be too strong for a parent to stop and your daughter might end up hating you for stopping the relationship so it would just be better to let her know that you are always there to comfort her if things go bad.
@huilichan8 (1378)
• Singapore
14 Aug 11
I would if they are genuinely in love. If the daughter is mature in her thinking despite the fact that she is young, and if the man that she is seeing really loves her, why not?