Ok......so here's the story. I have this friend....from back a few years ago when I was still going to college. Met her through a friend of a friend at the time guess you could say.

We really didn't talk much for a long time though till recently when she left a message on a facebook status of mine, just at random. It surprised me but in a good way. Kinda wanted to ask her to hang out then, as I hadn't seen her in so long, and I don't get out a lot as it is, but I didn't.

I finally talked to her for the first time at length in a while this evening, at first with the intention of seeing if she was available to go to this festival in town I wanted to check out before the weekend was over. We ended up talking about a lot more, about many different topics, ones particularly important to me, and she really understood and listened to me through it all. It made me wonder a bit if there is something there possibly with us.

She left soon after that to go to a concert in the park, I really wanted to ask her if she'd take me with her, as I wanted to get out of the house and had not much else to do, but...I couldn't get the courage to not wanting to impose, and also I was hungry lol. Was kinda kicking myself for it later though, and still want to do something with her soon to see her again.

Here's the thing.....she's 33 and I'm just turning 23 in November. Age of course is but a number I suppose, but I wonder if she'd even want to date a guy 10 years younger if things progressed to such a point.

All this is rather nervewracking really, haven't dated in real life in 5 years, haven't had but one girlfriend, and can be a bit shy in real life, don't go out a lot and don't have many people to do things with. It's all kinda new again right now, and there's a bit of fear there about getting close to someone again, and not having it go bad for any number of reasons. Just a lot of thoughts, on top of the age thing.

Anyway, would you date someone 10 years younger then you are?

Allow Your Own Inner Light to Guide You
There comes a time when you must stand alone.

You must feel confident enough within yourself to follow your own dreams.

You must be willing to make sacrifices.

You must be capable of changing and rearranging your priorities so that your final goal can be achieved.

Sometimes, familiarity and comfort need to be challenged.

There are times when you must take a few extra chances and create your own realities.

Be strong enough to at least try to make your life better.

Be confident enough that you won't settle for a compromise just to get by.

Appreciate yourself by allowing yourself the opportunities to grow, develop, and find your true sense of purpose in this life.

Don't stand in someone else's shadow when it's your sunlight that should lead the way.