Realistically, is there any chance we could work? I can think of a million reasons why it would never work out. I guess my question is: Does Love truly conquer all???

guess it could work out if u two are willing..age is just a number..i personally would not date a 18 yr old guy..but good luck!!

love does conquer all but what could you possibly have in common with someone that is 18. thats quite an age difference.....why someone sooooo young??

she over the age to make up her mind but if i was dating a guy that age i would feel like i would be dating my own child.. think about that....

I don't see a problem with it at all. I have dated a man before that was 11 years older than me. Women mature faster than men so a young women and an older man shouldn't be a problem. But if you have a problem with it, then it will get i the way of your relationship and it will be doomed.

in some cases it dose have an overpowering effect on our lives together. but in the case of age . 10 years is nopthing. but when you think of how you were at 18. you werent really that ready yet to make strong commitments. in a few years she will have missed a lot of loves and maybe that one love we all seek. you think of will she really be happy now or if you are maybe not letting her really grow and expereiance what life has in store for her. think of what it was like when you were her age. by 20 you probably changed girlfriends every month

age is just a number, however, after many relationships I can safely say that someone at her age (18) has not experienced life yet....she still needs more 'training' and experiences to figure out who/what she is/wants outta life

Im not saying it cant work...hell, nothing is written in stone...but I deff know how i was at 18 and how I was just a few years later...then later...and I gurantee you, I wont be the same person you fell in love with--life changes you, in both good in bad ways

I just got out of a relationship with a 25 year old. I was 19 when we started dating, he was 24...at first we thought it was awesome...but then we started realizing how different our paths were, and how we wanted different things out of life at that moment. I'm still in the go-get-em stage, whereas he was a little more settled in life. I think those differences are what causes relationships with big age gaps to now work.
That being said, it also depends on the maturity level of the two. It's sad to say, but I believe I was more mature than the guy in that case....so that was another reason why it just wouldn't work.

I don't think it's a case of love conquering all, just a matter of knowing who you are and where you want to be in life, and where your partner is and needs to be with her life. Just don't forget she has a lot of living left to do that you've already gone through; a lot of experiences to truly mature.

not* work (not now...I made a typo, oopsies)

i think she might need part of her 20s maybe 30s to herself

if she's got a brain

but you may be the last one standing

yea first of all, coming from a 19 year old guy. I think the level of maturity is definitly a factor. I mean seriously dude. You know damn well, whether what you are doing is right or not. You are just searching for justification. I don't buy it bro. haha as a man, i seriously don't buy it. I mean, I can even tell the vulnerability factor in girls my own age, but I seriously doubt that you are wanting to date her because she is "on your level". Maybe I am just cynical, but maybe I am just realistic. It's a known fact that younger girls go for an older guy, because of the fact that you are most likely stable, and you don't live with your parents. I am almost willing to bet she thinks she is mature enough to be with you. She wants to be with a man, not a boy. All I have to say is good luck with her parents bro. haha..

It will work, if you both work at it, just as with any other relationship. You both have to want it to! Age can be a factor, but it used to be like that, more often than not in 1900's, older men young women.

If you two love each other it will work age is just a number

18 is really young and they are still pretty immature at that age..but hey...u never know when it comes to love !!Good luck!

Well the upside is that she isn't all bitter and used up by other relationships and will not be as insecure as an experienced woman. For her sake hope you won't turn her into damaged goods. My older sister married a man that was 54 when she was only 19, needless to say she cheated on him the entire time they were married. Now that is a huge age difference, but married him for money and to get away from our mother
Anyway I have dated older men and I must say men all do the same stuff young or old, but just know how to convince women in a more believable way, but you don't have to take my word for it. At 18 I was all about playing the field and did not want a relationship because that is a sure way to be heartbroken. In fact I need to start doing that again because relationships sound nice when you are alone but really are emotionally draining if you happen to fall in love and things don't work out the way you planned.

seriously she is 18..... forget about the love but tap that ass....lol ok just joking... but come one she probably has no idea where she wants ot go in life yet at that age

I would avoid it. 18 is asking for all kinds of problems from her parents and friends. Don't take a chance like that.

nope

my husband is 23 years older than me, and we are so happy it's silly It just depends on the chemistry

I'm no one to give you advice, but I HAVE an 18 year old. They think they are mature, but they're still in the process of growing up. They're not ready to understand a lot of life, and unable to.

I hope it works, if that's what you both want. I wish you the best.