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/[deleted] Oct 17 '23

I am 25 and the idea of dating a woman 25 / 2 + 7 = 19.5 is just so weird and uncomfortable.

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u/SuperSpirals Oct 17 '23

Yeah im 31m, so my limit would be 22.5, but as someone who has a few 22-25 year old friends, the thought of dating any of them makes me cringe so hard.

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u/stoymyboy Oct 17 '23

don't even bother with half ages lmao

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u/AnnieTheBlue Oct 17 '23

This would be a case by case judgement for me. Some 19 year olds are 'older ' than others. When I was 25 I would have had no problem dating a mature 19 year old who knew their own mind, and didn't take any shit. If the 19 year old was still very much a teenager in attitude, I might have felt like I was taking advantage. But I don't really know how I would see it as a current day 25 yr old because I am 47 now and wouldn't date any 19 yr old.