AITAH for pursuing a woman much younger than me?
I’m 27 m and recently I matched with this 18 year old woman on tinder. Keep in mind my range was like 18-45, the way I see it if ur a legal adult its all about the person.
Now I was a little hesitant because I found out she’s a senior in high school (turned 18 last month so one of those early birthdays for the grade) but I figured why the heck not, she’s 18+ and she won’t be in high school forever.
I’ve been getting lots of flack from my friends telling me it’s creepy, predatory, that I’m “dating a child” like a child is someone who’s under the age of 18, her being in high school doesn’t make her under 18, it just makes her in high school, and they keep doubting I have good intentions and saying even if I i did I would still inevitably take advantage of her and rob her of her youth cuz of the power imbalance. A lot of them are suggesting I break up with her and find someone who’s at least over 23 so that there isn’t a massive power imbalance etc.
AITAH?
Posted Nov 7, 2025, 6:59 PM UTC