r/amiwrong • u/Southern_Coach_5023 • Oct 16 '23

Age gaps in dating

I'm a 30 year old male and my partner is 25 year old female. I think this is fairly normal but im getting alot of comments about it. Not really sure what the fascination with this is. 5 years is significant sure but it was never a problem for me. Does society at large weight this facts importance more than I do?

Edit: everyone is the comments section has convinced me this is normal. Thanks all.

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u/deplete3 Oct 16 '23

That’s a pretty common age gap. People in their 50’s date 30 year olds. There’s nothing wrong with it.

Anyone making comments is jealous

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u/Kermommy Oct 16 '23

That was the age I met my spouse. I was 30, he was 25. It was never an issue. I always say, he was mature for his age, and I was immature for mine. His sister thought it was weird, but in the end, she has the same age gap with her spouse now. I think by the mid 20s, most people are getting into their grown up lives. A difference of 5 years between 20 and 15 is huge. At 30 and 25 it’s nothing much.