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The obsession with our age gap bugs me because it&#x27,s not abnormal. My husband is only 6 years younger than I am, but people often call me a ‘cougar’ Threads lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in . My husband is six years younger, it doesn’t make much difference but often comes up in conversation. The thing that bothers me is the way people keep drawing attention to it or that it’s abnormal. While there are cultural and parenting differences, I wouldn’t change a thing about our marriage. They say age is just a number, but when that number goes against” the social norm, it becomes a regular topic of conversation. As a woman who is almost six years older than my husband, we discuss ages constantly and in more ways than I had ever considered possible when I married my spouse. We met online nine years ago. My first response to his pickup line was that I was too old for him. He was 22 and I was 27, so I just didn’t see it working out. Of course, he convinced me to date him anyway, and we’re still together, two kids later. Our age gap comes up often — even with our kids. While six years doesn’t sound like a huge difference, it still comes up in our lives constantly. Many of my childhood references are before his time, I was born in the 80s and he was born in the 90s. He has never played “Oregon Trail,” and I would rather die of dysentery than watch an episode of “Dragon Ball Z.” Our children, ages 6 and 4, are fixated on our age difference, too. Often — sometimes multiple times a day — one of them will ask, “Mommy is older than Daddy, right?” looking for confirmation even though they’ve asked hundreds of times. “Right,” my spouse always responds, giggling. He thinks it’s a dig at me, them innocently hinting that I’m “old.” Or, at the very least, he finds it humorous that our children are accidentally trolling with their genuine curiosity. Follow Bethaney Phillips. Every time Bethaney publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox! Stay connected to Bethaney and get more of their work as it publishes. By clicking “Sign up”, you agree to receive emails from Business Insider. In addition, you accept Insider’s Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While the questions don’t bother me, the idea that it’s abnormal or uncommon bothers me, and drawing attention to the fact makes me a little uncomfortable. Besides, I don’t feel old, so I don’t like the implication that I am.

Dating a man 6 years older

Dating guy 6 years younger