I didn't tell my boyfriend my age when we started dating. I worried he might end things

I didn't tell my boyfriend my age when we started dating. I worried he might end things1 hour agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGeorge SandemanHandoutLena began sharing photos of her life with Kjetil to show how women can find love with younger partnersTheir dates were going well - really well, in fact. But Lena feared the new man she was seeing might end things when he discovered her age.The pair, from Norway, had been going out for a few weeks after matching on a dating app. But Lena hadn't listed her age on her profile because she didn't want suitors to make assumptions or discount her."When our relationship became more serious, my worries got worse," says the 45-year-old. The man she was seeing, Kjetil, had already made it clear he was looking for love rather than a fling.On their first date, Lena told him she had a teenage daughter, but that didn't put Kjetil off. He just assumed she'd had her when she was young."I actually thought she was maybe only a couple of years older than me," says 30-year-old Kjetil.When Lena did tell him her age - a few weeks after first meeting - Kjetil was undeterred. He made a point of meeting Lena's daughter, who is 11 years younger than he is, to ask if it was OK for him to date her mum.No such approval was needed from Kjetil's family or friends, but Lena was still concerned about what they would think of her.'Why are you dating an old lady?'"I told Kjetil that I might look younger, but please don't tell them my age because I'm so worried they will say, 'Why are you dating an old lady?'"As it turned out, Kjetil's friends were totally accepting - "they're chill people" - and his parents welcomed Lena and her daughter into their family with open arms.But what if someone had made fun of them, or implied the age gap was inappropriate?"I would say something back," says Kjetil, who says he was prepared to end...