My wife and I met 20 years ago when we were 22 and 25, respectively. Back then, we looked the same age, but now at 45, I look like I'm in my mid-50s, while at 42, my wife looks like she's in her late 20s.
We have lived in the same neighborhood since we got married, but we recently had to move and change our kids' school.
So, nothing prepared me for how incredibly awkward it would be to enroll our kids in a new school and get to know new neighbors when I look like I'm in my 50s, my wife looks like she's in her late 20s, and our kids are both teenagers.
It's one thing for people to assume I have a controversially young wife when it's just the two of us; I couldn't care less. But it's another when I have to introduce our children, because if they think my wife is around 28, it would make me seem like a creep who got an underage girl pregnant.
I asked my wife if she could start mentioning her age when we introduce ourselves, but she said I'm being ridiculous and that it would be incredibly awkward for her to do so.
I don't think it's ridiculous to want to avoid being labeled a creep.
WIBTA if I insist after she said no?