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[–] Alph4d0g@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 days ago

Generally it’s hard to connect with such an age gap but it does work sometimes. On those occasions, the natural genuine, and mutual draw transcends the age gap.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 69 points 1 week ago (18 children)

When did we as a society give up on the "½ X +7" minimum dating age formula?

[–] FauxLiving@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (8 children)

When we decided to mind our own business and stop moralizing other people’s relationships based on our personal feelings.

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[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 29 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Just FYI, this rule falls apart after a certain age (in the 60s or 70s).

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 58 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's not the only thing that falls apart in your seventies, eyyyy

[–] malware@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 week ago (4 children)

This reminder me for some reason of how my grandfather cheated on his wife a few years ago and had a heart attack during sex. He's like 80 or so.

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[–] Damage@feddit.it 33 points 1 week ago

I mean, once you're both above 30 who fucking cares

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[–] Ashenlux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 47 points 1 week ago (16 children)

Exactly! Why the fuck would anyone want to date someone that much younger than them? I will never understand why so many men want to date girl so young.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (6 children)

A friend of friend I’ve met a couple times is into me. They’re 23 and I’m 30 and I still don’t have an interest. They’re perfectly nice, but…

I think after 28-30 it starts to really not matter that much but before that even smallish gaps can be pretty questionable. And any dude that would consider someone their age to be a “hag” probably largely dates younger because mature, experienced women can tell they’re really just garbage man-children.

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younger partners are easier to control.

and less worldly experience means they won't notice their dull personality.

lack of maturity and life milestones to date similar age ranges.

over emphasis on bodily needs.

and i repeat, control.

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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 40 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

His date:

Source: Brainrot Girlfriend

Bonus:

[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Love that we're making imaginary [gen-z/gen alpha/gen whatever the hell arbitrary title] the same way our parents and grandparents made imaginary millennials to get mad at.

The Silent Generation called their kids "Generation Me"

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

The Silent Generation was correct.

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[–] QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I'm 34 dating a 25 year old myself. Which I checked, it passes the "Half your age plus 7" test

(34 / 2 = 17 + 7 = 24) Sometimes I still feel weird about it though

[–] ethaver@kbin.earth 29 points 1 week ago (3 children)

@ 30 22 feels waaay too damn young. tf am I even gonna talk to this person about? I'm a decade in to a high stress high reliability industry. I'm starting to get ~~Greg~~ grey hairs! I make jokes about all the child rapists I met while working for the state! Too much happened in that 8 years between us. Too damn much.

[–] Senseless@feddit.org 29 points 1 week ago

God damn it Greg!

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[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

And now you understand why older men dating young girls is creepy, even if legal.

They have nothing in common. There's no way. It's pure physical attraction above all else.

Edit: Seemingly a lot of older people down voting this are in denial about how much they have in common with some 18 year old girl/guy as a romantic partner. You understand you're not fooling anyone, right? Not even other people like you. Underneath, you all know what you're about.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 33 points 1 week ago

Or both sides like to learn from each other and grow towards each other over time?

There are worse reasons why an extreme age gap is seen as creepy, "not knowing each others interests" is not one of them.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (16 children)

I'm 54 and most of the people I know are in their early 20s. We get along great and have plenty to talk about.

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

Yeah, I’m in my mid 30’s and my best friend is nearing 50. His oldest child is the same age as my younger brother. Believe it or not, people can have common interests that aren’t entirely reliant on their age.

Though I will say that age becomes less relevant as you get older… A 29 year old dating a 19 year old is pretty universally creepy, but few people would say the same about a 49 year old dating a 39 year old. Same age gap, but it’s assumed that the 39 year old has enough life experience to actually make their own decisions. Even in my mid-20’s, I was looking at 19 year olds as if they were literal children. There’s a lot of maturing that happens in the late teens and early 20’s.

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[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 week ago (4 children)

people both younger and older than me talk like this and I just want to go anywhere else every time I hear it

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[–] kadaverin0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 1 week ago (9 children)

I dated a 19 year old at 22 and even in that relatively minor gap there was palpable divide in mindset and priorities. I was looking to start a career and get my life established. She graduated high school a few month prior to turning 19 and just wanted to get high and watch musicals.

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 19 points 1 week ago

The brainrot is real, even with "old hags". My ex was 3 years younger than me, but she was an avid tiktok scroller. I was often being shown and taught about new "memes" that everyone promptly forgot about by the next week.

[–] sleen@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

OP doesn't understand what cultural progression is. Of course different people gonna do stuff differently as time progresses, the class she was when you where in high school is just irrelevant.

This is the case where op just has skill issue, and is stuck in the past like a boomer he is.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago (4 children)

When you call someone born in the late 1990s a boomer though. It might be "hip" or "trendy" to do. But Boomers were born in the 50s man. Young kids calling adults from different generations "Boomers" just makes you sound like you didn't pay attention in history class.

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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (17 children)
> be me 34
> decide to look for a hag around my age
> most of them have at least one kid, usually the annoying kind, and only see you as a babysitter
> same ones are also super focused on their kids, no hobbies, no interests, no life
> most of them seem to be super conservative
> some of them are so bigoted they can only talk about "those people"
> finally found someone who's bearable for more than 20 minutes
> never mind, she's alcoholic
> finally found someone not alcoholic and is bearable for even more time
> never mind, she's both 300+km away and also married
How do I find hot singles on the fediverse? I'm not reinstalling Tinder!
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[–] ballgoat@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 week ago

This is how I perceive the 28 year old to be.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My partner's sister is 19, I'm in my early 30s now. But I met my partner when she was 19, I often ask myself did she come across as this annoying to people in their 30s back then?

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