YM is the same age as my son

Has anyone encountered/dealt with this issue? I'm in a new relationship with a YM (not my first with a YM, but this one feels like it's THE one!) and he's the same age (well, 6 months younger) than my oldest son. Has anyone faced the situation of introducing your YM to your same (or nearly the same) age son?

Yes I did. My husband is 13 months older than my oldest child. He's just shy of 3 years older than my second oldest. My husband is 20 and I am 38. I worried and stressed about it like you would *NOT* believe. I was fairly sure that my kids (I have 4) would be fine with a YM, but I was not sure how they would react to such a *YOUNG* man.

They were incredibly supportive and accepting. There is always some good-natured ribbing in my home, but there was before Devon too ;).

I had a relationship for several years with a YM who was 6 months older than my daughter. Everyone's first question was, "What does your daughter think?" She was fine with it. Her attitude was always, "Whatever makes you happy mom." But she is very clear that a huge age gap relationship is not for her. She could not see herself dating a guy my age (55) in a million years. "That's just uh-uh, like, no way, oooh, ick." So, I was proud of the fact that she could seperate her own opinion and feelings out from what I was doing. She never had a bad word to say to me; she never felt like she had much in common w/my YM, but she liked him and they tolerated each other.

My guy is 11 years older than my youngest, but 5 years YOUNGER than the next oldest, and 9 years younger than my oldest.

How's that for confusing??

In other words, three of my kids are older than him.

My older daughter only told me that she just wants me to be happy. She's one of our biggest supporters. Her husband was a jerk about it at first, but he's ok now. My son, who's 30, tells his friends that I'm happier than he's ever seen me, so whoever can do that is ok with him.

They were all cautiously supportive at first, hesitant. The in-laws had a bigger problem with it. But it's all cool now.

Thanks for the replies! I know that my younger son will be supportive, but my older son and I have always had a rocky relationship. We're just about getting to the point where we can talk...a little...by email! Since this is a new relationship AND I live far away from my family, I don't have to stress about the introductions YET, but it something that I have to consider for the future...which hopefully, there will be!!