Current Events > HOT TAKE: Most people shaming age gap dating are just being sanctimonious

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Veggeta_MAX
09/18/21 11:13:42 PM
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Is a 47 year old graving for a 19 year old kinda weird? Sure. Are they borderline pedophiles and predatorial red flags? Now why would you have such an extreme judgement and die on a hill on that opinion other than tryna make yourself feel better?

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Smackems
09/18/21 11:14:03 PM
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Uh oh

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Heartomaton
09/18/21 11:14:48 PM
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Smackems posted...
Uh oh

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MutantJohn
09/18/21 11:15:01 PM
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Yes, it is morally superior not to prey on young girls less than half your age

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Gamerguymass
09/18/21 11:18:11 PM
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Only on CE is reality considered a hot take.

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Veggeta_MAX
09/18/21 11:20:16 PM
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Gamerguymass posted...
Only on CE is reality considered a hot take.
Not really. Age gap dating is entirely frowned upon everywhere. I definitely see why it is but some people are just being extra when shaming on it.

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Fony
09/18/21 11:20:31 PM
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I guess my only issue around this discussion is that the people who shame it only do so for older men/younger women, and even in the case of an age gasp of 5 to 10 years which is nothing at all for adults. They always claim the man is bad for dating a woman under 30.

Very large age gaps seem weird to me, but those are clearly financial decisions on the woman's part.

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Veggeta_MAX
09/18/21 11:20:39 PM
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But then again, being sanctimonious is something CE really excels at.

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pfh1001
09/18/21 11:21:07 PM
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Consenting adults can do whatever they want & the people who freak out over this topic never care if its an older woman with a younger man (or a same sex relationship) so you can tell they're full of shit.
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Fony
09/18/21 11:22:17 PM
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pfh1001 posted...
Consenting adults can do whatever they want & the people who freak out over this topic never care if its an older woman with a younger man (or a same sex relationship) so you can tell they're full of shit.

I think basically a certain crowd pretends to be outraged simply because older women so very publicly complain about it nowadays.

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WeeWeiWiiWie
09/18/21 11:22:35 PM
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The majority of people who would call themselves progressive approach this question extremely conservatively. Instead of asking whether there is harm, they assume harm based on hardline dictums.

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sabrestorm
09/18/21 11:23:17 PM
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I agree with tc

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Veggeta_MAX
09/18/21 11:26:23 PM
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I've seen people try to convince me that 20 year olds are still basically kids, at least mentally and anyone in their 30s or up tryna date 20 year olds are manipulators and just taking advantage of another person.. Sanctimonious to the fucking core, man.

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Fony
09/18/21 11:27:50 PM
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Veggeta_MAX posted...
I've seen people try to convince me that 20 year olds are still basically kids, at least mentally and anyone in their 30s or up tryna date 20 year olds are manipulators and just taking advantage of another person.. Sanctimonious to the fucking core, man.

Yet let some 20 year old say something not "PC" on twitter and they deserve to have their life ruined.

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Veggeta_MAX
09/18/21 11:29:22 PM
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FYI I just learned about the word sanctimonious so I'll be abusing the word for a few months.

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darkbuster
09/18/21 11:31:49 PM
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Honestly, I've always interpreted it as partially an issue of older women wanting to shame the more desirable men of their age range for not dating THEM. No one cares nearly as much about "cougars".

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Zodd3224
09/18/21 11:32:15 PM
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pfh1001 posted...
Consenting adults can do whatever they want & the people who freak out over this topic never care if its an older woman with a younger man (or a same sex relationship) so you can tell they're full of shit.

I care either way if that makes you feel better

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The Wheelman1
09/18/21 11:34:02 PM
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Men are naturally programed to go for young women. Women become less desirable as they grow older. Thats why there is 40+ year old dudes going after 20 year old girls. So there is nothing wrong with it.

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MutantJohn
09/18/21 11:36:18 PM
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It's obvious why it's looked down on.

If you're 40, you're supposed to be at a radically different phase of your life than a 20 year old.

By dating a 20 year old, you're publicly flaunting your emotional immaturity and lecherous nature.

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Graycap
09/18/21 11:38:48 PM
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Complain about old men wanting youthful women, sweet man.

Complain about ugly women wanting tall muscular dudes with six packs, douchebag.

MutantJohn posted...
It's obvious why it's looked down on.

If you're 40, you're supposed to be at a radically different phase of your life than a 20 year old.

By dating a 20 year old, you're publicly flaunting your emotional immaturity and lecherous nature.

Well this wouldn't happen if it wasn't so much harder for dudes to date in their 20s lol. Then they'd grow with everyone else.
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Veggeta_MAX
09/18/21 11:39:53 PM
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I'll be playing video games until I die. I wonder what that says about me.

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Anteaterking
09/19/21 1:49:17 PM
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I'm not against age gaps, but most CE people who defend their own age gap relationships tend to say all the red-flag things stereotypical of that.

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Trumble
09/19/21 1:53:04 PM
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Veggeta_MAX posted...
Is a 47 year old graving for a 19 year old kinda weird? Sure. Are they borderline pedophiles and predatorial red flags? Now why would you have such an extreme judgement and die on a hill on that opinion other than tryna make yourself feel better?

It's a yellow flag. Whether or not that becomes a red flag, or turns out okay, depends on the further details of the circumstance - if they waited for the person to turn legal and had known and been interested long before that, that's very different from if they met them already at age 19.

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Prismsblade
09/19/21 1:56:38 PM
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I imagine most of them as either young jealous man who can't compete with the older man or bitter and jealous old post wall woman who can't find man anymore in their age bracket to date or marry.

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thrashmetal14
09/19/21 1:59:38 PM
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Your age divided by 2 plus 7. Anything younger is pedo tier
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Trumble
09/19/21 2:00:46 PM
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thrashmetal14 posted...
Your age divided by 2 plus 7. Anything younger is pedo tier

This formula is far too strict at the lower end (eg. it'd put 16 and 14 as "wrong", and it seems common sense to realise that one's fine), and far too lenient at the higher end. It works alright for people in their 20s or 30s.

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Kanaya413
09/19/21 2:01:26 PM
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If they didnt know each other when the younger one was a minor I could care less
if they did? Thats creepy and could possibly be grooming
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Gamerguymass
09/19/21 2:05:40 PM
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thrashmetal14 posted...
Your age divided by 2 plus 7. Anything younger is pedo tier

So a 40 year old dating a 26 year old is a pedo?

Un-fucking-believable.

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Fony
09/19/21 2:10:17 PM
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Gamerguymass posted...
So a 40 year old dating a 26 year old is a pedo?

Un-fucking-believable.

There is no logic to the mindset or arguments of the dick police. They simply want to enforce the bitter whims of undersired women onto other men, nothing else. Period.

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Zodd3224
09/19/21 2:24:08 PM
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Gamerguymass posted...
So a 40 year old dating a 26 year old is a pedo?

Un-fucking-believable.

26 is fine. Mid 20s is when I truly consider someone an adult. If some 47 year old is trying to date my 19 year old son or daughter they are going to have to answer to me.

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Gamerguymass
09/19/21 3:04:41 PM
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Zodd3224 posted...
26 is fine. Mid 20s is when I truly consider someone an adult. If some 47 year old is trying to date my 19 year old son or daughter they are going to have to answer to me.

And grats, you go to jail for threatening or physically assaulting your kid's bf/gf, your kid now hates you, and they continue to date the 47 year old. All because you couldn't deal with the fact that your kid is grown up and can make their own decisions. Great parenting there.

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Zodd3224
09/19/21 3:09:51 PM
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Gamerguymass posted...
And grats, you go to jail for threatening or physically assaulting your kid's bf/gf, your kid now hates you, and they continue to date the 47 year old. All because you couldn't deal with the fact that your kid is grown up and can make their own decisions. Great parenting there.

I have 19 year old nephews and nieces. Even one that is in Harvard. They aren't grown, no matter how much they think they are. And this whole wild scenario of me going to jail and my child hating me is a bit extreme.

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WeeWeiWiiWie
09/19/21 3:14:49 PM
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Kanaya413 posted...
If they didnt know each other when the younger one was a minor I could care less
if they did? Thats creepy and could possibly be grooming

So you're saying child groomers get to know their victims and then wait until they're of legal age to prey? What?

Nobody has any idea what grooming is anymore lol.

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Gamerguymass
09/19/21 3:28:50 PM
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Zodd3224 posted...
I have 19 year old nephews and nieces. Even one that is in Harvard. They aren't grown, no matter how much they think they are. And this whole wild scenario of me going to jail and my child hating me is a bit extreme.

No one is as grown as they think they are. That doesn't change the fact that a 19 year old is a legal adult and can make their own choices whether you like it or not.

And you are the one who was trying to act like an internet tough guy saying a 47 year old would have to deal with you for dating your imaginary adult offspring.

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Zodd3224
09/19/21 3:29:29 PM
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Gamerguymass posted...
No one is as grown as they think they are. That doesn't change the fact that a 19 year old is a legal adult and can make their own choices whether you like it or not.

And you are the one who was trying to act like an internet tough guy saying a 47 year old would have to deal with you for dating your imaginary adult offspring.

Clearly not a parent hopefully never will be

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Kanaya413
09/19/21 3:30:44 PM
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WeeWeiWiiWie posted...
So you're saying child groomers get to know their victims and then wait until they're of legal age to prey? What?

Nobody has any idea what grooming is anymore lol.
Well it has happened but its probably they were in a relationship they didnt reveal until the person was an adult
i was groomed as a child so I think I know what it is thanks!
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masticatingman
09/19/21 3:36:56 PM
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At least with the scenarios involving cougar women and dudes that are young adults most of these discussions quickly devolve to what is apparently "appropriate" in society...and can then further devolve into how the female in this scenario (likely) can't produce any offspring for the guy, so the relationship should be a no-go regardless. It kind of fits into the (really rude, I know) "breeder" stereotype that some gay people will label onto straight couples.

As far as the mature guy with a woman who is a young adult, I'd say that's fairly accepted in society as a whole. If mildly condoned. But, yeah, it certainly won't be liked by the woman's actual fam.

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WeeWeiWiiWie
09/19/21 3:38:56 PM
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Kanaya413 posted...
Well it has happened but its probably they were in a relationship they didnt reveal until the person was an adult
i was groomed as a child so I think I know what it is thanks!

Not diminishing whatever you experienced, but child predators don't wait until the child comes of legal age because the entire point is the age.

Further, just knowing someone when they were younger says nothing about the relationship or if there's any harmful power dynamics at play.

It's said in like every fucking seminar on ethics on this stuff but the presence of a potential power dynamic does not imply harm.

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