VOX POP: CAN YOU DATE SOMEONE OLDER?


The issue of women dating younger men and men dating older women have been the subject of debate for a long time. Some people see no big deal in the issue while other people see it as a very big issue. More women in this part of the world are embracing dating and even marrying men who are a lot younger than them. We have celebrities like Kaffy who is 8 years older than her husband, Joseph Ameh, Lola and Peter Okoye, Toyin Lawani and Trigga etc. We decided to throw the question to some Fatsssaites, here are their wonderful responses. Enjoy!!!





Ayoola Oluwanifemi, Psychology, 100l
I can’t date someone I’m older than because we won’t be on the same level of maturity. There will be some certain things that I’ve gone through and he has not gone through. That can affect the way we relate and do things. Well, I don’t know what the future holds, but for now, I can’t date someone younger.


Oyinlola Oladele Sarah, Political Science, 200l 
No, I can’t date someone who is older than I am. I won’t be able to cope in that kind of relationship.  I won’t respect him because I will always have the mind-set that I’m older. I can’t just date someone I’m older than.


 
Adarelegbe Faith, Economics, 400l
No, I can’t date someone younger. I know some people can do it o but I can’t. Even if someone is senior to me in age and his below my class I can’t date that person. I’ll see him as my junior brother or a friend. I’ll like to date some who is older than I am, can take up responsibilities and not otherwise. I want someone that has gone beyond me, someone that is ahead of me.



Seyi Makinde, Economics, 400l

Well, in the actual sense of it, I don’t think so. Reason being I’m a guy and I will always want to take control of my relationship. I think there will be this struggle for power if you date someone who is older than you. The society expects that a guy should be the head in a relationship. I’m a Yoruba guy and in my culture, you have to respect elders. So dating someone who is older than me is not what I’ll want to indulge in.

Ahanonu Ifeoma Helen, Sociology, 100l
No. I really believe the guy won’t have much to contribute to the relationship. If I should date a younger guy, I won’t give him his due respect. I will always see him as my younger one, talk to him the way I want, I’ll be very rude. He will have limited control over everything I do. I will dominate him because I’m older. His opinion won’t really matter to me because I’ll have the mind-set that I know better than he does. I will basically see him as my younger one.

Ahanonu Kingsley, Psychology, 400l
As for me, when it comes to dating age doesn’t matter, it shouldn’t be a barrier to dating someone. Before I can date someone, I’ll have seen a kind of affection and love. As long as I’m in love with the person and the person replicates my love, there’s no problem there irrespective of the age difference. The three most important things in a relationship are love, trust and respect. So far these factors are in place, I don’t see age as a determining factor. That’s it for me.

Olamide, Economics, 200l
My answer is no due to some reasons. Normally, as the guy in the relationship, I should be the one to be respected and not the other way round. But if I should date someone who is older than I am, it is expected according to ethics that I respect her as being the younger one and it will contradict the fact that I should be the one to be respected as being the man in the relationship.



Yetunde, Sociology, 200l
I can date someone who is younger than me but not too young; he should be like a year or two younger. I can date someone younger but I can’t marry someone who I’m older than. I know age shouldn’t be a barrier. But if you date someone younger, you’ll find out that most of them tend to be childish, they tend to annoy you sometimes. But if the person is mature, then there’s no problem.



Emeka, Geography, 100l
Yes, I can. So far the girl is fine. Regardless of what everyone will say because I’m the one dating her not my friends. I’m not a judge of character because everyone has their flaws and I can compromise. But so far the girl is beautiful it means I can date her irrespective of anything or anyone.


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