u/TapPuzzleheaded5305

I'm 20, at university studying law, and last year I started an internship at a law firm where I met my boyfriend who is 37. I really like him and things have been going well, but telling my dad feels quite honestly, very scary.

He's always been vocal about disliking age-gap relationships, and when I was a teenager he told me directly he'd be upset if I ever dated an older guy. I know that comes from a protective place, but it makes this conversation feel pretty hard to have.

I'd love to hear from some parents if possible, how would you want your kid to tell you something like this? What approach would give it the best chance of going okay? And realistically if this isn't going to go down very well how the hell do I prepare for that?

I'm 20, at university studying law, and last year I started an internship at a law firm where I met my boyfriend who is 37. I really like him and things have been going well, but telling my dad feels quite honestly, very scary.

He's always been vocal about disliking age-gap relationships, and when I was a teenager he told me directly he'd be upset if I ever dated an older guy. I know that comes from a protective place, but it makes this conversation feel pretty hard to have.

I'd love to hear from some parents, how would you want your kid to tell you something like this? What approach would give it the best chance of going okay? And realistically if this isn't going to go down very well how the hell do I prepare for that?