Oh my gosh, she's 22 and dating a 40 year old.
He's 18 and dating a 50 year old.
Like the institute of blended families, polygamy, and gay marriage: these moments are becoming more common.
Yet, they are still vastly socially unacceptable, why is this?
Well, in situations such as gay marriage, up until a few years ago and still in many states: the law stopped this from happening.
Polygamy is facing a similar factor. Both stem from (outrageous or not) religious beliefs. So where does age play into that?
It doesn't.
It gets grouped and stereotyped.
If the male is older, we see this as a predatory situation. Or that the female involved has Daddy issues.
Nobody sees the girl who's attached to a different generation because she feels as if hers is broken. Maybe she doesn't fit into the generation she was born into, and can see the sophistication behind the older male that others her age don't. As for him, he's desperate to hold onto his youth.
Terrible isn't it?
No, it's not your business.
Love is love. Before we are the age we currently are, we all have individual personalities and ideas on life.
It's a beautiful thing. Individuality.
It's like walking into a rose garden and cutting the stems that appeal to you instead of cutting stems of all the same shapes and sizes.
Some people will want round, full sophisticated roses and some will want young, fresh vibrant buds.
As long as both parties completely consent, who are we to judge anyways?
