True or false

[Anonymous]

Yikes, does she still wipe his tushy?

[Anonymous]

She dealt with infertility hence her fear of him having to go through the same.

[Anonymous]

To answer your question OP, I do not think this is a common occurrence here. That being said, I know a number of coworkers and family friends who are 20 something females in the area. If he goes out and gets involved in any active group, he will find people close to his age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yikes, does she still wipe his tushy?

Parents do care for what happens to their adult children's lives, more so if its a life altering situation. They don't have to interfere to fear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She dealt with infertility hence her fear of him having to go through the same.

I mean, it is very unlikely he'll get pregnant

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tell her to stop interfering in her adult son’s life. What if he finds happiness with a woman who’s a few years older? This is really none of her business and unless he asks for advice she needs to keep quiet and find something else to do.

+1. My MIL was very much like your cousin - when we met, I was 33 and my husband was 27. He wasn’t bothered by the fact that I am older and he was way more concerned about the immaturity of the younger women. The fact that I had a proven track record of being self-supporting probably helped too .

[Anonymous]

Hi OP,

Could you maybe go along on the dates with him, to check these older women out and offer advice to him?

[Anonymous]

He may be oversharing on purpose to activate his overbearing mother. If that's not the case, he should limit what he tells her.

Oh, and OP is the mother.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree that she has no control over it, but can see that she's right about what might happen. There are a lot of women in their 30ties who're looking to become moms.

If they are looking for younger men, then they are irresponsible and just working a scam, or floozies.
A woman should always marry a few years older than themselves (5-20 years) to get a mature man who will be responsible. An older woman and a younger man spells disaster, as she hits the wall just as he is starting to peak in looks and he will leave her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My godson recently moved to DC after a top law school to do clerkships.

He is 25 and mostly dating women over 30 as he says most people around him are older so little choice here unless he goes on relationship apps which he has little time for in an entry level career. She is worried he would get trapped by someone desperate and hitting "expiry date" and regret later.

Before this he only dated women his age or one year older or younger. Is this a common occurrence here? They are well off and he is her only child born after a very long fertility battle so she is more protective than your average DCUM mom.

What’s uncommon is him supposedly thinking or telling you any of this.

Troll

[Anonymous]

What a concerned 25 yo clerk who has time to date even.

Fascinating

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He may be oversharing on purpose to activate his overbearing mother. If that's not the case, he should limit what he tells her.

Oh, and OP is the mother.

Op the mother the godmother whatever are all Trolls.

This is beyond lame. The scenario and the question

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To answer your question OP, I do not think this is a common occurrence here. That being said, I know a number of coworkers and family friends who are 20 something females in the area. If he goes out and gets involved in any active group, he will find people close to his age.

It's not a "thing" in law firms here. I worked in two for decades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tell her to stop interfering in her adult son’s life. What if he finds happiness with a woman who’s a few years older? This is really none of her business and unless he asks for advice she needs to keep quiet and find something else to do.

+1