ConfusedInAK, there is a big difference between a 22 year old dating an older man and a 16 year old dating an older man.

At 16 you don't have the maturity and wisdom to date someone who is already living an adult life. I also have to wonder why a man would want to date a child. I'm sure your parents would wonder that as well.

If you really love him and he loves you, then wait a few years to date each other. When you yourself are an adult then you can make this decision for yourself, until then, your parents have allot of say in it.

Good luck.