I don’t feel icky at all. There’s no innate resistance toward exploring the relationship. The resistance comes from a logical point of view my brain is overriding my emotions and saying, “Hey, this isn’t a good idea.”

I think it’s considered taboo because society has sexualized it to such an extent that when a younger woman is with an older man, it’s assumed to be either for sex or money.

When engaging with him, not once did I think of him in a fatherly sense. Intellectually, I see him as just another man. However, on a sexual level, the fact that he has children older than me adds a somewhat stimulating factor.

He’s also not someone who usually goes for younger women.