@carelt1985 Said
Strangely, enough, on our discussion board, in class. he stay he suffered his own depression and tried suicide. With a smiley face, he said he was willing to talk more about it to me. I couldn't have imagined he tried to kill himself.
Anyway, I still uncomfortable with the age difference. My counselor says that age is only a number, but, to me, it is a big deal. It's embarrassing.
Honestly age does matter to a degree, as chaski just pointed out.
When I was 18 a woman 6 years older than me (24) was interested in me, from where I'm sitting now, I can clearly see even entertaining the idea of that relationship was a mistake, but I went along with it at the time.I was obviously too immature for that relationship, she had already started her life as an adult, and picked up baggage I wasn't ready to deal with. I ended up getting out of it when I realized it was a terrible mistake (about a month or so in), and ended up hurting her, while making myself feel like crap in the processes, it was a less than desirable situation, but I learned from it.
Of course I'm not saying your situation will turn out the same way, but you need to realize he's still very young, and most likely not ready for what a relationship with you will demand of him. I always suggest letting younger people grow at they're own pace, while avoiding doing things that force them to mature too rapidly, and that includes getting into a relationship with someone who's not ready yet.