Ask Jeff & Anthony: Old Enough to Be My Dad

Hey Anthony,
Heres the thing...
I was in the chat room the other night, and I start talking to this guy. He seemed real nice and happened to say he loved Irish people. And guess what? I'm Irish and I live in Ireland. So we talked for a bit but it was late so I just gave him my email address and told him to drop me a line sometime, if he wanted. The next day I had an email from him. He was like 'Oh, I really want to get to know you better. Maybe I could fly to Ireland to meet you...' Wow, I thought, this is a bit sudden! So anyway, I told him that 'Getting to know you would be nice, yeah.' So the next day, after I sent him a pic of me, he emailed me, saying: 'Ooh, you're so cute. You know I have never been to Ireland, but I have been to London, and my favourite place there is the Savoy Hotel. Maybe we could get a room there after a while...' So if this was the type of guy I liked, then I would think I am getting lucky, but...There was a link on his email to his webpage, so I went to see if there was a photo of him on there. And there was. And one of his 'Daughter' (its a cat)...AND, he is old enough to be my father! Now, it's been about five days and he keeps emailing me every day, two times usually. He is so keen on me and I don't know what to do! What if he does come over?!?!? You see, I'm only 16, so you can see why it worries me so much! Jeez, this feels weird. What the heck am I gonna do? Please help me Anthony! Think I should tell him I have a boyfriend, maybe that will put him off. Jeepers creepers. What to do, what to do? Thanks for your help!
— Ryck

Dear Ryck,
I have often found myself in similar situations (read my past answers below) and I have found that honesty is the best policy (cliche as it sounds). Just email him back and tell him that you are sorry but he is simply not your type. Tell him that you would have no problem continuing to communicate with him (if you even want to) but that you could not imagine pursuing anything more serious at the moment. A lot of people say that things such as looks and age are not important, and perhaps to some extent that is true, but let's be honest, basic chemistry is necessary for any relationship. If you aren't interested in this guy, and if he's clearly beyond an age range that you're comfortable with (particularly at your age where there are also serious legal issues involved) you have to be straightforward and assertive or else you run the risk of an unwanted visitor!!! Good luck and let me know how it goes!!
Sincerely,
— Ambiguous Anthony