Asking Eric: Relationship between younger man and older woman tempts gossips
The woman says the pair were close friends for more than a decade before dating, and she asks how to handle the age gap and gossip.
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Asking Eric: Much younger boyfriend isn’t just a ‘boy toy,’ but small town won’t accept it
Dear Eric: I have been widowed for almost three years now. About a year ago, I began dating a guy significantly younger than me. Prior to our romantic involvement, we were close platonic friends for more than a decade, and he was in fact a close friend of my late husband.
Asking Eric: How do I reply to gossips asking about my younger boyfriend?
Dear Eric: I have been widowed for almost three years now. About a year ago, I began dating a guy significantly younger than me. Prior to our romantic involvement, we were close platonic friends for more than a decade, and he was in fact a close friend of my late husband.We communicated well and thoroughly discussed the effects that dating may have on our close relationship if it doesn’t work out. So, this is not a “Boy Toy” phase or situation.
Asking Eric: Relationship between younger man and older woman tempts gossips
Advice columnist R. Eric Thomas answers his readers' questions in this June 13, 2026 edition of Asking Eric.
Younger man, older woman's relationship tempts gossips
Dear Eric: I have been widowed for almost three years now. About a year ago, I began dating a guy significantly younger than me. Prior to our romantic involvement, we were close platonic friends for more than a decade, and…

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