{"id":27266,"date":"2011-02-10T15:23:37","date_gmt":"2011-02-10T19:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/?p=27266"},"modified":"2011-02-10T21:40:16","modified_gmt":"2011-02-11T01:40:16","slug":"in-love-with-an-older-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/columns\/dear-bella\/in-love-with-an-older-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"In love with an older guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-27267\" title=\"Dear Bella pic\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/dno\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Dear-Bella-pic3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"63\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Dear-Bella-pic3.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Dear-Bella-pic3-150x44.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/>Dear Bella: I am 19 years old and I have a fatal attraction to someone who works in the same building as me. To me he is like my soul-mate because we understand each other without question. It&#8217;s like he can read me and I can read him too.<\/p>\n<p>He is ten years older than me and I feel so stupid that I let myself fall so easy for him. He has a lot of friends that are females and honestly when I am around him, it makes me jealous.<\/p>\n<p>I realized that I am just an ordinary friend to him despite the truck load of feelings I have for him. I would like to tell him how I feel but I don&#8217;t think it would make a difference because I think he has his heart set on who he wants in his future.<\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t want to be seeing him every day with my heart aching with pain for this man. I just want it to go away.<\/p>\n<p>Please help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hurt-in-Colours<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear Hurt-in-Colours,<\/p>\n<p>In essence there is nothing wrong with someone who is ten years older than you but since love is a powerful emotion, you have to tread carefully. There is nothing wrong with talking to the guy and telling him how you feel. I would actually advice you to do that. If you are honest with yourself you will be able to accept whatever the outcome is.<\/p>\n<p>My only concern is that you said you get jealous when he speaks to his other female friends. This is very unhealthy and I think this is something you have to look into.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bella<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a problem? Write to Dear Bella at             dominicanewsonline@gmail.com. Dear Bella is published Tuesdays and          Thursdays. All    letters are subject to editing and the editor has   the        right to not    publish an article if it does not meet the     company\u2019s      editorial    standards. Also, the advice given is not     necessarily    expert   advice, and    is basically an opinion,     therefore we accept no      liability that result    from giving any     opinion. As such we   encourage    you to seek the advice  of a       professional counselor.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dear Bella: I am 19 years old and I have a fatal attraction to someone who works in the same building as me. To me he is like my soul-mate because we understand each other without question. 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