Thread: Age gap Taboo, have the attitudes reversed?

I think that any age gap relationship is suspect in the eyes of society. People cannot believe that people who are 15, 20 or 30 years apart could genuinely love each other and establish a family. I suppose that the "predator" label is applied depending on the age of the younger partner. Being 18 is not necessarily equivalent to being mature enough to have a relationship based on equality. On the other hand being 40 or 60 is no guarantee of maturity either. At one point one has to say to heck with what society accepts and just be happy.

Though there has been a slight relaxing of society, it is still an orientation/choice that is not given a lot of support.
And it still leans favor towards older men with younger women being a free pass (as long the female is not teen) as opposed to the poor guy with old bag *sigh.

One just has to clinch the teeth and present their jaw. The heck with the unwritten rules, long as we are not hurting anyone else, our affections are our business!
My family with a mild eruption of teasing at first was much more accepting and calmed quicker than his.

Originally Posted by Pickles

Though there has been a slight relaxing of society, it is still an orientation/choice that is not given a lot of support.
And it still leans favor towards older men with younger women being a free pass (as long the female is not teen) as opposed to the poor guy with old bag *sigh.

One just has to clinch the teeth and present their jaw. The heck with the unwritten rules, long as we are not hurting anyone else, our affections are our business!
My family with a mild eruption of teasing at first was much more accepting and calmed quicker than his.

You really think the older man still gets a pass? I think male sexuality is being shamed in general and that an older man with a younger woman would be seen as predatory.

I think age gaps do tend to "gross" people out though.