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Since we’re all being candid here, I’ll admit that I’m wondering what your relationship with her looks like. People typically say these sorts of massive age gap relationships are due to “daddy issues”, and seeing as you’re the dad, you would probably know.
I hope that doesn’t come off as insensitive, I’m just curious as to what would drive a woman who is 20 to date a man almost exactly the same age as her father.
I'm extremely close with her. Have always been. She has the same kind of relationship with her mom as well. She feels comfortable enough to talk openly with us about absolutely anything. I asked her the same question myself. She says she never thought about the age, they just "vibed". To be honest, from their interactions he doesn't have a "father figure" thing going on at all. He's kind of childish for his age. I personally feel like I'm interacting with a younger brother when we're together, not a man 1 year older than me.
That sounds like probably the best case scenario within the circumstances.