I fancy my brother’s friend but I’m worried the age gap is too big – The Sun

DEAR DEIDRE: THERE is a guy I like and really fancy but I’m only 15 and he’s four years older than me.

He’s a friend of my brother’s and works in the farm shop quite close to my home.

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He always looks pleased when I come in the shop but I don’t really know if he likes me or not.

He’s naturally charming and flirtatious with everyone. I can’t stop wishing that I was his girlfriend.

I have known him for nearly a year.

Do you think I should tell him I like him?

I do realise he’s older than me but does that really matter if this is true love?

DEIDRE SAYS: It may well feel like true love but your feelings can change a great deal and very rapidly when you are still in your teens.

That four-year difference in age may not sound very much but you are at very different life stages with different long-term ambitions.

Play it long and give him a smile when you see him but don’t get your hopes up too high.

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