He may be sexy and exciting but you are bound to find someone who is half your age immature, says Mariella Frostrup
The dilemma I’m a 50-year-old male one year into a relationship with a man half my age. We don’t live together as I’m a resident parent to a young child from a former marriage, but we see each other weekly and speak every day. Despite the mutual physical attraction and occasional moments of loving companionship, our relationship is characterised by our struggle to find commonality around our different interests, lifestyles and needs.
Whether it be my railing against his poor choices (such as spending what’s left of his monthly wage on nights out with his friends, leaving me to pay for most things we do), or his insecurity when I fail to contact him when out with my friends (he’s been known to read my phone and park near my home when feeling insecure), with each blistering argument we find ourselves losing the support of family and friends. I’m finding it hard to justify remaining in a relationship that has become progressively unhealthy for us both.
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