At my age i'd say no, but at your age.................A very impressionable age...............I'd say yes...............If only a little bit...............He did the right thing by backing off...................But by hanging around he's giving you mixed signals....................Demand an answer either way you can take it from there.

I recently went on a few dates with a woman 10 years older than me (i'm 28, she is 3. I've got to be honest here, I think this is too much of a difference. I think it is different when the male is older though... Seem to notice more of those types of relationships.

I'm also 20 and dating someone almost 7 years older than me. Trust me, the age difference is fine. Neither of us notice it. I have no idea what his deal is, and quite frankly I think something is wrong if he thinks flirting with a 20 year old is wrong. Does he think he's taking advantage of you or has he been brainwashed by his peers to think it's wrong? It's possible he doesn't want to lead you on if he doesn't think anything will come of it. But I get the feeling he thinks there's too much of a mental age gap or the two of you are in different places in life and it just wouldn't work out. Definitely ask him what he thinks if you haven't by now. If he's going simply based on chronological age, then forget him, he's too immature/ignorant to handle it.