I’m 21(F), turning 22 and he’s 38 (M). I’ve been seeing this guy for a couple of months now and things are starting to look serious. He does have two young children but I genuinely really like him. I see myself marrying this guy but of course there comes societal pressure.
I know my family would disapprove of him and I haven’t even told anyone that I’ve been dating him, my family is very toxic and judgmental and LOVES a good gossip and I would be their target as per usual, since I’m the family scapegoat and it would reach my entire extended family eventually.
He is a successful man, running multiple businesses and I’m a university student in the process of setting up my own business, looking for a job to fund it. And before the comments conclude that I’m with him for money, I am completely not. I never and will never ask him or anyone for money, hence why I’m getting a job to fund it myself.
I just really love him we clicked so nicely and I’m just worried about my family’s reaction, because I know I will marry him no matter their judgement or reaction, I’m just bad at cutting people off, and they’ll guilt trip me but at the same time I want to be happy with him and he makes me so happy, I don’t know what I should do?