is this a weird age gap 🫣

Okay so for background, i am 19. My son is one and im 6 months pregnant. I split from my ex (25) earlier this year. I got chatting to some people on tinder, just for fun really, and found a good friend in a guy who is 28 and has a daughter of his own. He has expressed interest in meeting up. we have been talking everyday for about a week? My mum seems to think it’s wildly inappropriate and weird for this man to want to meet me, given i am pregnant and 19. I’m torn! On one end, i was 16 and my ex was 23 when we started dating and that was fine with her / in general. But i also kind of get the fact it could be weird a 28 year old is interested in a pregnant 19 year old.. I just don’t know what to think😭 i didn’t get no bad vibes off him until my mum blew her lid about it. She was seriously upset and said she was concerned that im going to get myself in a dangerous situation. I really didn’t see it as that deep! is she right? as i think she may be🤣

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If you were my daughter I would probably blow my lid too 😅 I just think it’s weird. You have never met in person, yet he’s expressing a huge interest in you as a pregnant 19 year old. And I promise I don’t mean that about you in a negative light. If you were 25 I would also think it was weird. But given your age, I think it’s even more of a red flag. It could be a weird fetish situation. At the end of the day, you’re an adult. But just be careful 😊

Depends how you meet up, if you do a morning / early afternoon coffee / cake situ and then just do small things for future meetups. I personally wouldnt do anything later at night / at his until you know him or if you want to pursue a physical relationship. It could be a fetish, but on the other hand dating with kids is hard and maybe hes found it difficult too and has found an interest in you? Just be careful, but I think thats needed whenever you meet someone new

it’s not weird if u guys are in the same phase of life. people forget age ≠ life experience. you both have children and if tinder guy knows ur pregnant obviously he’s open to accepting that and seeing as he’s already a single father i really don’t think it’s overly weird 🤷‍♀️ obviously you’d have to go on a few dates and feel him out but i don’t think it’s that deep either tbh it’s not like ur saying ur gonna get married to him or something lol and i think it’s better than some random other teenager bc they *typically* aren’t parents and are just dtf a “milf” but this tinder guy probably isn’t looking for that seeing as he also has a child, u can both appreciate being parents and respect each others time etc.

There are 20 years between my parents and they have been happily married for 36 years and have 3 kids. So no it’s not weird, age is a number and to be honest an older guy with a kid might actually be more grown up and sensible. I would be careful as you haven’t met him but if you wanted to just take back up. My mum was 20 when she got with my dad, the difference being they worked together and obviously online wasn’t a thing. The online bit I think is more concerning personally but if you are careful age isn’t a reason to miss out on what could be a great relationship.

UPDATE: i met him, it was great! got along so well and no awkward moments. Guess i’ve got a man to hide from my mum for a while!