📝 AITA for telling my adult son (who is adopted) that I don't want him dating women my age or older ?

By MomLookingForAdvice5 • Score: 2 • April 26, 2025 10:10 PM


Obviously fake names. Me (52f) and my husband Hank (53m) had adopted Gage (25m) when he was a baby. We don't know who are Gage's birth parents. Since 2024, Gage have been very open about the women he dates. From what he has been open about, he has dated 8 women, and there are all my age or older than me. It really freaks me out. I maybe looking too much into it, but we all know about girls with daddy issues, so. Anyway, the most recent woman, Ava (57f), Gage asked me if I wanted to meet her. I know what she looks like since Gage is open that he is dating her on his social media. I also know that Ava never had children. Recently, I spoke to Gage face-to-face. I asked Gage if he really wants to date someone so much older than him. I told him, if he were to marry a woman that age, she could die while he's only 40 years old or maybe he could be a 40 year old taking care of a very sick wife. Gage asked me if I had a problem with him dating a woman that age, and I said yes. Gage said I'm old-school, and that plenty of young men are dating much older women. I asked him if this has anything to do with the fact that he's adopted, and he said I'm thinking too much of it. Am I thinking too much of it ? Am I the asshole ?

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