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Woman Opens Up About Dating a Younger Man, SA Has Mixed Reactions: #Ben10

Wednesday, August 04, 2021 at 10:37 AM by Naomi Kobbie

A local woman has social media buzzing after openly flaunting her relationship with a 19-year-old
The older lady claims not to be bothered by the 7 year age gap and has described her young partner as "romantic" and "sweet"
Mzansi took the comments section and shared their thoughts on the #Ben10 and his older girlfriend

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A local woman has social media buzzing after heading online to share the news of her much younger boyfriend. The 26-year-old is dating a fella 7 years her junior and claims she could not be happier.

Woman, Ben 10, dating, Mixed reactions, Twitter reactions — This local woman is dating a much younger man. Image: @Ntombkamjita/Twitter
Source: Twitter

Taking to her Twitter account, @Ntombkamjita shared the very juicy details of her relationship.

"Can't believe I'm dating a 19 year old now. Akusemandi. He's sweet, romantic and all. NdiHappy shem," she captioned the heartfelt post.

While many social media users were happy for the young woman in love, some turned their noses up at what they felt were clear double standards for men and women in age-gap relationships.

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Others suggested the woman was only celebrating the age difference because of her current relationship and would probably prefer to be with an older man if given the choice.

Check out some of the interesting comments below:

@CarolineSebotsa said:

"I'm happy for you babe, umnike nemali sometimes."

@LindaMassh said:

"Younger guys are so sweet shem. They listen when U talk & aren't always tryna change or control U. Not afraid to show their emotions or admit when they're wrong. When they're sorry they actually change to become better. Mina I prefer them shem."

@BulelaLeo said:

"Ngoku are you not a "predator" okanye it doesn't apply to huns?"

@Senyane_K said:

"Ladies at age 22, dating a 27-year-old guy: "shuu chomie!! my agemates are so childish, I want real men, age 26 and above, mature gentlemen."

"Same lady, age 28, dating a 20-year-old guy: "ae chomie, mina I say as long as 2 ppl love each other, thats it. Age is but just a number"

From girlfriend allowance to wife allowance: Mzansi has mixed reactions

In more juicy relationship news, Briefly News previously reported that a local woman posted an image on social media showing a bank SMS with the reference 'Wife allowance' According to the SMS in the post, someone out there gets a hefty R15k in just one transaction.

Heading online, the woman shared the post, which caused quite the debate online.

"From girlfriend allowance to wife allowance," she captioned the post along with a blushing face emoji.

Tweeps were left with lots of questions after seeing the post. While some social media users threw a little shade, others really wanted a generous man like this of their own.