There is a passionate romantic connection you share with her.

She is a 36 year old woman, and yet, she connects with you in ways that you have never connected with any girls your age so far in your dating history.

There is something to be said about that.

She makes you feel as though you have known her for years.

As far as the age gap, it has never impeded the interactions you have with her.

She laughs at your jokes, loves doing the same activities you love, gets as excited over similar conversation topics, is spry and adventuresome in the bedroom, keeps up with you when you are working out together, and loves the same types of movies and music you do.

She shares so many of the same passions and interests that you have.

To top it off, she has similar long-term goals, whether it be financial, professional, spiritual, social, family-wise, etc.

It doesn’t feel as though there is such an age gap between you.

The eleven year age gap sounds like a lot when you say it out loud, and yet, none of the time you spend with her in conversation or activity ever reminds you of said age gap.

It’s as though you are on an equal wavelength with her at all times and the age gap is never a factor whenever you are sharing time with her.

The age gap is simply not a factor when you are engaging with her.

This means that what you have with her is an authentic romantic connection.

An authentic romantic connection with someone is a ticket to falling in love with said person.

Think about how happy you are when you are with her.

Are you thinking about the age gap you have with her in those moments?

The age gap doesn’t cross your mind.

Rather, you are immersed in how much you are enjoying her company.

These are the moments that lead to a person falling in love.

Her falling in love with you, and you falling in love with her.

This is natural and organic.

There is nothing unusual about two people falling in love in this manner.

All that really impedes this from happening, are your fears about how people deem your relationship with her.

A 25 year old guy dating a 36 year old woman opens eyeballs among family members and friends, as well as strangers in public, cuing judgmental comments.

Judgment is what worries you.

Judgment from family, friends, and society at large.

Take note that none of these people are in your relationship.

They have no idea how joyful you feel when you wake up in the morning with her laying beside you, or how quickly time passes when you are sharing time with her and loving every moment of it.

Only you are privy to this.

Would you rather be happy and in love with someone you have such a profound and passionate romantic connection with, or date a woman your age that doesn’t give you this feeling, so as to fall in line with what family, friends, and society at large deem as the appropriate age for you to date?

The choice is yours.

But, if I were you, being with the person that makes me look forward to every day I get to share with her, is far more valuable than forcing myself to date someone my age, purely for the sake of evading the judgmental eyes of friends, family, and society at large.