My 28 year old daughter doesn’t approve of my girlfriend who is only 4 years older than her

[aforeignaffair12]

I met this amazing woman on this website called Love me. Her name is Yulia, she’s from the Ukraine, and everything about her is just great. She’s so smart and funny, and we just connect on so many levels.

I’ll be the first to admit that we have a significant age gap I’m 59, and she’s only 33 years old. But the age gap has never been an issue. We’ve always been upfront with each other. We had been dating for almost 18 months before I decided to introduce her to my family. I have 3 kids, the 2 sons and 1 daughter.

My eldest daughter is 28 years old, she’s never really been open to the idea of me dating someone who’s only a few years older than her. My two sons, 25 and 23, don’t really mind, they’ve actually been pretty supportive.

I’m starting to seriously consider proposing to Yulia. I want my entire family to support the two of us. I’m asking if there’s anything I can do to make the two of them get along? Even though my daughter has her own place, she comes over fairly often, I really want us all to get along. Do you have any advice or suggestions on what I can do about this situation? I’d really appreciate it.

[Lily]

Your happiness is paramount in this situation. Your can't sacrifice your happiness for your daughter, so you must understand that. Go ahead with your plans to propose to her and let nothing stop you.

[David]

The best way to handle issues like this is to have a personal talk with your daughter. Let her know your love Yulia and so she has to start liking her as well.