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My boyfriend and I have been together for six months and are very much in love. The only problem is, there is almost an eight-year age difference between us, and people bring it up all the time. What can I do to explain the situation to them so they will understand? -- Wendy, 15, Tunkhannock, Pa.
First of all, I don't doubt your love for a second. At the same time, I am reading between the lines of your letter: You are 15, your boyfriend is 23 -- your friends and family are right to be concerned. You're probably thinking that you know tons of happily married couples with an even bigger age gap between them.See the full content of this document
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15-Year-Old Loves Her Adult Boyfriend
But let me tell you the difference: When two adults are in a relationship, age is much less of an issue because they're on equal footing -- both have wea...
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