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By Nikko Tanui   There was a time when women hardly dated men younger than themselves. But times have changed. Nowadays, older women shamelessly hit on men young enough to be their grandsons. In fact, gone are the days when boys lost their innocence to girls their age.   But much as it may be morally wrong for women (or men, for that matter) to turn ‘children’ into sex toys, such cross-generational relationships come with their fair share of problems.    Women who date small boys should, therefore, kick a fuss when the toy boy starts chasing after pretty girls his age. After all, the boy is just after money but his heart is elsewhere.   Despite hitting the gym, practicing yoga, strictly adhering to a punishing diet among others, the ageing process is irreversible and money can’t buy your toy boy’s 21-year-old girlfriend nubile body.    Secondly, if your boy is still in school, for Christ sake, give him a chance to finish his studies. You honestly can’t demand or expect him to concentrate on you instead of his studies.   Thirdly, don’t demand to accompany your boy to every place he goes or to be included in all of his activities. Remember, he needs time for the woman he is in love with and it isn’t you.   Lastly, if your boy comes to his senses and breaks up with you, act your age and don’t throw tantrums.    Remember you are not a 16-year-old girl to go around demanding that he returns the phone and other small time gifts you bought him during the course of the ‘relationship’. He earned them, remember, through sweat.    Thus, if you are a woman dating a younger man, then be ready to put up with the shenanigans that come with it. I am sure you are pretty much aware of the now common phrase around town: Choices having consequences.