Relationship Age Gap Double Standards and Thoughts

[vickyocean]

*waves*

Hey, guys, long time no see. I’m so behind on everything. Working two jobs is no fun whatsoever.

So, I come here today partly with a quandary which is partly based in real life and partly based in fiction and/or fandom.

That quandary is why does it not seem really weird that women date, marry, or whatever with men that are 10, 15, or so years

Comments

[sjhw_tolerance]

Nothing wrong with dating/relationship with a younger guy. If you 'click' on all the important issues and have the same values, etc, then any hindrance is totally manufactured in your brain. Having dated a guy 8 years younger than me, yeah...it was a bit odd but what bothered me the most is that he was shorter than me!

[beanpot]

If you click and have fun, I don't think there is anything wrong with trying it out. I know of a few people who are dating younger men and they are all perfectly happy.

[holdouttrout]

Ditto to what Bean said. I think it's mostly that we're USED to seeing the older man/younger woman combo... not just the dirty old man/gold digger, but all kinds of couples.

I do know a couple of people who have an older woman and a younger man (my parents for one, although their age difference is slight), and it's definitely not weird or creepy. I think it gets less unusual the older you get, too. I mean, I wouldn't really have considered a guy who was three years younger a few years ago, but now that seems fine--maybe because (hopefully), he's already raised himself a bit.