Laila finds the 27-year age gap between her and Jeremy a turn-on. He says being in polyamorous relationships allows him to love different people in different ways
I respect Jeremy’s opinion and life experience and he makes me feel cared for
The fact that Jeremy is older is a turn-on for me. He’s a similar age to my dad, my elder, and I respect his opinions and life experience. He makes me feel cared for and listened to. Sometimes he reads to me or shows me classic films that his parents introduced him to. He’s my best friend, my lover and a father figure.
We met on an online forum when I replied to his question asking if the British Wildlife Centre was a good date idea. We shared contact details, and I quickly opened up to him. I’d been in an abusive relationship in my late teens and hadn’t had sex, or even dated, in the six years after that. The first time I went to his house, I was terrified but excited. Jeremy was adamant we weren’t going to have sex, but I wanted to show him my body, so I stripped for him. It felt incredible to be touched after so long. We began meeting weekly to have sex when his partner was out.
Jeremy made it clear from the beginning that he was in a polyamorous relationship; we can talk to each other about anything, and there’s no judgment. My parents are conservative Muslims, so I’ve never been able to confide in them or ask them for advice. The emotional intimacy we lack, I quickly found with Jeremy. I call him my “cool dad”. But, in the beginning, I felt a lot of guilt, as if I was doing something wrong.
