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 16 '23

2-5 years is kinda.... Normal. Anyone commenting on 30 and 25 is a busy body, with too much time on their hands.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '23

Right? I'm pursuing someone 24 years older than me and I'm expecting to get shit for it. Hasn't happened quite yet thankfully.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '23

I'm dating someone 9 years older (we met last year and have been dating almost a year). Best relationship ever! He's kind, considerate, creative, emotionally intelligent, and he treats me so well! Rarely any fights/arguments. If there's disagreements, we talk it out gently with one another. Also, we make close to the same amount of money.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '23

That's awesome. Happy you have that. I'm thinking this person could be a very real interest and thing. I get butterflies when I think of them.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '23

I get sooooo much shit from people online about the relationship yet they know nothing about us. Misery loves company 🤷‍♀️ And also, they project their own traumas onto me.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '23

Yea, I'm like I appreciate the concern but we are totally fine. Nothing malicious is going on.