MaxE wrote:
I agree with others who have said they have no problem with the age differential.
I am curious though. Given that you're both in a day program, how much freedom do you have to meet up outside the program? I guess if you and he decided you wanted to get married, the counselors etc. would have a hard time stopping you, but otherwise there are usually roadblocks, either because neither of you can travel independently or because your living situation is supervised and those responsible ensure that contact with potential sex partners is restricted. This sort of seems unfair, because non-disabled people, who have their own income and have access to cars or Uber, can do more or less as they please, but for disabled people who require a certain level of support, their only chance for an intimate relationship is if they can get married, which isn't a easy thing to achieve. In addition, people who want opposite-sex relationships may be more restricted. If you lived in a group home, they probably wouldn't let you entertain a man in your bedroom but they'd let you entertain a woman. Is that fair?
We can very easily see each other outside of Day Program
He lives not too far from me and has offered to drive me places
I'm thinking if we were to start dating and have sex it would most likely be once he moves out of his parents' house into an apartment!
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