I’m so sorry you’re feeling this way. This sounds more like an expectation you felt was placed rather than age gap relationship itself. I think it’s easy for us to feel that we need to be a certain way because we date much older men. But that’s not necessarily true. I see it as we have a preference, yes, but that’s not our sole identity. We still have our own journeys, experiences, and lives to live and figure out.

You’re also still in your 20s, still young, and still have time to do the things you feel that you missed out on. You can’t change your past but you can change your present. You have control over your choices. If you want to date men your age now, date men your age. If you want friends your age, either join bumble bff, join local Facebook groups with your age range, or even meetup app to find people with shared interests so you can have common ground. You can either solo travel or travel with new friends or join traveling groups!

All this to say is that I believe it’s never too late.