Is it normal to be hopelessly in love with a 51-year-old man (i'm 26)?
I am a 26-year-old woman who's in love with a 51-year-old Canadian man (he lives here in my state). I am crazy about him and check his Facebook page 10+ times per day. He, sadly, doesn't reciprocate my love, though has held my hand and kissed me in public.
He doesn't acknowledge my blatant hints, yet also won't reject them. I'm always left guessing when I'll see him or get a message from him again -- it could be months and it's already been over a month since he last contacted me.
No, he's not married -- we have both not wed and are child-free.
It's a tad challenging to contain my jealousy when I see the single female friends he has on Facebook (the ones of whom I am aware are in other countries, though that hardly helps).
I shared a song I liked and he claimed that it made him want to hug and kiss me. He won't be my man, however, and I can't help but wonder if he's damaged in some way because he's not close to his parents from my understanding.
He has used the words "crazy" and "really mean" to describe his mother and "ornery old man" to describe his dad.
Sigh. I don't think that's it, though. I'm just not good enough for him most likely.
A part of me hopes that he'll change his mind and want to be my boyfriend but I realize that's naive and am currently dating another wonderful man.
It...hurts very much to not be able to have the one you want so badly.
It seems the only time he contacts me is to arrange a day for sex but then was very romantic when we spent a night together back in November.
I've told him that whomever gets to spend her days by his side is so lucky. I do not judge, criticize, or pressure him in any way, yet I'm not enough, and it's quite possibly because I'm unemployed, and live at home. I hope I'm wrong and he's just scared to be vulnerable or something.
He claims to miss me too. I have had vivid dreams about meeting some of his relatives.
God, I love that man, and would be his soft place to fall forever if only he'd have me.
Sorry about the rant -- few places are safe to vent that he will likely not find.
Facebook can be tricky because he is on it a lot but I do vent there when I am able.
Is my situation normal?