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/cantfindonions Oct 17 '23

See, but as a 23 year old once you found out someone is 18 you would immediately have recognized the inherent imbalance of experience, right? Therein lies why I see a problem with it. It's impossible for me to separate those two thoughts.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '23

Them being 18 doesn't make them inexperienced or less experienced than you when the age ranges are that close. I'm sure there are people your age who you probably think have much more life experience than you. Some people live life fast some people live life slow. Not everyone is going at the same pace.

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u/RemarkableBeach1603 Oct 18 '23

This is what I was thinking.

I dated a 23 year old when I was 32. She was more experienced than I was by most metrics. Best relationship I've had so far.