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MrToothHasYou posted...

Seems a bit creepy to me. But my cousin is engaged to a guy she started dating when she was 33 or 34 and he was 24 or 25 and it was only a little awkward for them. I think in your mid 20s it starts to become less of an issue because youre more likely to be finished with school and have something of a career started. By like 27 or so I dont think age gaps make much of a difference unless theres a significant power imbalance elsewhere in the relationship.

And if we are being honest thats actually the whole point of age gaps being weird - at a certain point there is an implied if not guaranteed imbalance of power that makes the relationship icky.

Oh god that discourse contaminated gamefaqs. I went back in college in my late 20s. My ex was the same age. Technically the power imbalance existed despite us being almost exact same age and yes it negatively affected me as he was a compulsive and manipulative liar. Power imbalances exist in every relationships. Do not conflict power imbalance and abuse of power. I got ADHD. Technically speaking someone who don't have a power imbalance over me due to more coherent and linear thinking.

By the logic of power imbalance a woman in a wheelchair should only date a person in a wheelchair that cannot walk.