Why Are We So Obsessed With Age Gaps in Relationships?
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Age may be a hard fact, but when it comes to dating someone older than you, age can be totally subjective—and this could be a great fit for you. We’re really quick, even in 2021, to denote these relationships as “weird” or “creepy,” when they’re actually just about humans being humans.
“In heterosexual relationships, if the woman is much younger, she’s considered a ‘gold digger.’ If the man is much younger, he’s considered a gigolo,” Silva Neves, an accredited psychosexual and relationship psychotherapist, tells TheBody. “In same-sex relationships, it is viewed as ‘wrong,’ as though there is some coercion or abuse of the younger one, which is ludicrous.”