I am almost 17, in 24 days. I have been a seeing a man who is 16 years older than me. He is my boss, married, and with 3 kids. its not as screwed as you think....he wants a divorce with his wife, but doesnt want to lose the kids. Recently i have told my parents about our relationship. My step dad doesnt really care, but my mom has started to press charges. We have been seeing each other for about 5-6 months, and i have never been happier. He has also had the life thrown back in him since we met. I dont know what to do, i dont want to see him go to jail, and my mom has her head up her butt so far, that she cant see she just hurting me more. she says its for my "protection" but that is BS. she was 14 when she met my dad who was 34, so i dont understand. I have a feeling she thinks this guy is gonna turn into my father. He is nothing like my real dad. She told the cops and made it seem like he is having a sexual relatonship with a lot of other teens. Neither of us wanted to fall in love with each other, but you cant stop that. now im gonna lose my best friend. Im lost and confused and scared. He has saved me from making a huge mistake a while ago, suicide. the reason im alive today is because of him. I need advice, I need Help.
Thanks

ps- plus his wife is a psycho, so my life is in danger now, and i dont want him to lose his kids.

You got involved with a married man, with children? You deserve everything that comes your way.

Hun, I would like to say "Age ain't nothin but a number", but for this, there is no reason you should have affiliated with this guy in the first place. But since you did, maybe its better that your mom is breaking you two up. Just remember, whatever happens is suppose to happen and there isn't anything you can do about it.

I can say that I've been there and done that. I'm 23 years old, but when I was 17 I was "dating" a guy that was...uh... 34?, I think. Anyways, after he and I moved on it was a habit. I continually dated older guys, and at the time I thought that it was really cool because I was sooooo mature for my age. hah. Mark my words, a few years from now you're going to be wondering what was wrong with the guy that made him think it was okay to be with you? Yes, you are having an age difference emergency!!! You need to get out of it and find a mature guy that's close to your own age. If you stay with this guy, one day your going to look and see that the whole situation is F'ed. Get out before you invest more time in something that is going to go nowhere except to heartache if not worse. Best wishes...

Well, you really ****ed the dog on this one. Good luck. 17 years old, dating a man 16 years older?, there's no excuse for that no matter what the situation. Your only kidding yourself if you try to justify it.