<human>: I was at work Valentine's Day morning when a customer, long-story-short (the details are irrelevant to my issue), asked me to go bowling with him when I got off of work. I said sure yeah and gave him my number, etc.

I'm not exactly "seasoned" in relationships -- my first one [LDR] ended in September (dated almost 2 years) very messily, then I hooked up with a couple guys and realized I am more of the "relationship type". I started going out with another guy, 20/M, for a month, then he went back to school 3 hours away and the distance killed it and he wanted to rewind to being friends, but not seeing other people (although it wasn't really clear). We weren't talking very much, so I just went on a couple dates. 

On Valentine's Day, I was still bitter from some Mr. Perfect Amazing guy playing me after one date a couple days before. He really seemed amazing, but turns out he just wanted sex, and I wanted to bounce back a bit when the opportunity struck, to my surprise.

I had a great time with the [26/M] guy in question, but I'm 19. He's already lived in NYC, and has much more life experience than I do, and I explained this to him in text this morning. He still won't give up on me, which is sweet, but he's just not getting it. He keeps saying, "just tell me the real reason. ~~We both know~~ you seem mature enough for me, so please spare me the feelings."

THAT IS THE REAL REASON.

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<bot>: I've realized that his older age is a novelty and I need a spring chicken, but he doesn't believe me!