Dear Queenie,
My teenage daughter has fallen in love with a man over 10 years older than she is. I told her this is not appropriate, but she still wants to go out with him and maybe be in a relationship with him.
Queenie, what more can I do?—Frantic father
Dear Father,
You can insist that your daughter wait until she has finished high school (and, I hope, university) to date this man or any other man so much older than she is, and meanwhile get to know other, younger, men closer to her own age to be sure of what she really wants.
And if your daughter is younger than the legal age of consent and has been having sex with this older man, you can file a complaint with the police – and make sure your daughter knows this is a possibility.
