Once both parties are legally adults, does a large age gap (ex: 19 and 32) matter?

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Morally no. Realistically, it's usually closer to 25ish+ for significant age gaps to not really matter, and things to work out.

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It really depends. I've been hit on by many significantly older men. I'm 21 and it's been happening ever since I started online dating at 18.

My big issue is that many older men feel like they are entitled to a barely legal woman. Many of them are creepy and immediately prove that they only see young women as sex objects instead of genuinely wanting to be in a beneficial relationship. If you reject them, they try to convince you otherwise or make threats.

If a young woman wants to date an older guy, she should go for it, but she needs to tread carefully.

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No but I've seen too many couples where the older one is long dead and the other is left for a decade alone. That scares me...

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100% yes it matters. You change way more between 20 and 30 than you do after age 30. A 19 dating a 32 year old will probably not work out because that 19 year old will be a completely different person at 30 while the 32 year old will be relatively the same at age 43.

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Obviously not. If its not against the law.

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No it doesn't matter but I think it depends on what they both want..growing up, 30 to me meant stability, career, marriage and kids and 19 is party time 😂..I know ppl that have an age gap like that and it works for them

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I think it matters bc at 19 & 32 (just examples, I know) you're just in two completely different places in your lives so I honestly don't see how that could ever work...

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In my relationship, yes, I'm 19, SO is 23. To others, it's legal so idc. But I have a 4 year max and a 2 year min. I can't date anyone more than 2 years younger or more than 4 years older than me. I'd like to be in a similar life stage as whoever I'm dating. I've been hit on my teens and men who are pushing 40 and it's just weird as hell.

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It depends. It's typically a tread carefully situation. There can be a power balance discrepancy in relationships with large age gaps like that. It can be a red flag for abuse.

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It would matter for me, but I'm not bothered by what two consenting adults do in their personal time.

Once both parties are legally adults, does a large age gap (ex: 19 and 32) matter?

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