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Suddenly, Age Gaps Are An Issue?
Ageism is Cool Until Women Stand to Benefit
This year has been off to an interesting start.
Once again, I’m forced to broach a topic that I would prefer not to.
What’s the topic? Ageism.
More specifically, partners with large age gaps.
Before we delve into this, I have a little disclaimer.
Disclaimer
First thing’s first: I am no one’s judge and jury. Yes, I tend to be highly opinionated on certain matters, and I do share my opinions freely. However, overall, I do my best not to judge people or berate them simply because we have different moral foundations.
I would also like to say that, on a personal level, I do find extreme age gaps to be strange, and the closer the younger person is to their teenage years, the weirder it becomes.
Nevertheless, I also believe that everyone is different and that we can’t just paint every situation with the same brush. So, I am putting my personal politics…