My husband is 6 years younger. I HAD NO IDEA. I got to know him for work & tak rasa nak tanya umur. Pembawakan dia agak pakcik. I thought he was my age. Much later we went on a date. Masa dia nak bayar, saya ternampak IC dia dalam dompet. It started with 90-

Saya rasa nak pitam. https://twitter.com/wanmafiq/status/1299647071587168257
I had NEVER dated anyone younger (k maybe 1 year younger). I was a single parent so my mom was like, "Orang zaman sekarang kalau dating memang tak tanya umur eh?? Cari someone yang 40something & bujang la!" K. I had 40somethings yang duda & laki orang coming at me, but bujang...?
But all is good after meet-the-parents & interrogation session. Suami saya disoal berjam² oleh ummi, ayah, & abang sulung saya yang semuanya garang (& sebab status saya). Ayah cakap "Lulus." Ummi cakap "Patutlah awak tak suspect bf awak muda. Memang macam orang tua ek dia tu." 😂
Nak tahu macam mana 'gengster'nya ummi masa tu, setepek dia tanya suami saya: "Kenapa nak Wani? Dia dahlah lagi tua, janda, ada anak, tak boleh mengandung, takda kerja tetap. Awak muda. Kenapa tak cari perempuan muda?" My family was not this direct. They changed after my divorce.
I've learned & saya niat dalam hati, kalau ummi ayah tak suka pasangan saya lepas sesi meet-the-parents ni, saya akan putuskan hubungan. Percaya naluri & katahati ibubapa. Maternal instincts especially, are Allah-given. Happy birthday to my mother. Wanita saksi jatuh bangun saya.
P.S. Memang ramai pasangan yang jurang umurnya besar, 10 tahun & lebih pun ada. But I personally was raised by traditional/conventional parents who didn't like the idea. So I became a woman who preferred not to date younger men.

Tapi awak ingat 'taste' awak sentiasa betul ke? 😂
This thread is strictly my personal experience only tau. Nak cakap "age is no big deal" pada Cik Normah dengan Aji Rahim masa tu memang tak berani weh. Anak dia ni janda anak satu, lahir takda rahim takda faraj- alih² bf muda 6 tahun. Tipulah kalau mak bapak tak seriau SIKIT pun.
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