I am an 18-year-old guy and some 29-year-old wants me to move in with her. Is that wrong?

Many people are going to worry about the age difference between you two.

Personally, I don’t think that’s the issue.

Can you exercise your independent adulthood freely and without coercion? Are you fully consenting to the conditions you’re about to enter into? If this relationship ends, do you have any other means besides her to support yourself?

She has eleven years experience navigating adulthood. You are just beginning. Many adults that have just turned eighteen don’t have a lot of work experience, education, or financial solvency.

Your responsibility is to attain as much financial and social independence for yourself as you can, whether you move in with this woman or not. Hopefully, she fully supports you in gaining all of these things for yourself.

Her job is to make sure she’s not manipulating your inexperience for her own selfish purposes. As long as you’re free to walk away from this situation with no hard feelings, feel free to accept her offer.

Or maybe the reverse is true. Not all older adults are more “experienced” and/or self-sufficient than their younger counterparts. If you’re the more established individual, it’s up to you to make sure you’re not exploiting her.

Look out for each other. Care for each other. Respect each other. Enjoy yourselves.