Funny Pictures Thread. It begins again
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And only 16 years younger than him... I guess by hollywood standards that isn't the worst.
Like the man said... she's very mature for her age.
Personally, I wouldn't want to be with someone with a large age gap because I don't think we'd have enough in common. But if I remember correctly, they started dating when she was 24, and that would mean she's a few years out of school, and like Bubble said, with her own career. I have a huge side-eye at men who go after women barely into adulthood, but at what point does she get to be an adult woman making her own choices? It's not really an "old enough to be her father" gap, nor could you call it grooming. Will it last? Who knows.
When my wife and I went abroad for a year to do our postgrad studies, some of my classmates were literally around a decade younger than me, or more. Strictly speaking you could say we were at similar stages in our lives, but honestly it did feel like these classmates were from a younger generation than me. They saw me as an old man, I saw them as kids. Consequently, there was no chance of any real attraction.
Also I was there with my wife.
Also I was there with my wife.
I did say it wasn't the worst out of Hollywood. But a 40 year old choosing to date a 24 year old is still enough for me to give a side eye to. Not that I would accuse of grooming or anything, but enough to make my go huh.
I'm 39 and have you ever spoken to a 24 year old? They're babies.
... God I'm old
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I'm 45 and the 20-somethings in my department don't even register as people to me.
My students are easily that much younger than me. They are still becoming adults, honestly.
I have a pair of married friends with a 14 year gap. They met when she was 20 and he was 34. A mutual friend set them up on a blind date and lied to each one; she told the woman (20 at the time) that the guy was 27, and told the guy (34 at the time) that the woman was 27. They didn't figure out the true age gap until the 2nd date, but by then they had already hit it off really well. They just celebrated their 20th anniversary.
It can work, is what I'm saying. But that doesn't mean that I would recommend it to everyone. Like everyone else, I agree that people that much younger are usually in a different place in life, and I can't imagine trying to make that kind of emotional connection with someone who is essentially a whole generation removed.
It can work, is what I'm saying. But that doesn't mean that I would recommend it to everyone. Like everyone else, I agree that people that much younger are usually in a different place in life, and I can't imagine trying to make that kind of emotional connection with someone who is essentially a whole generation removed.
There was a significant age gap between me and my last ex. I think about 20 years. For some perspective, I was only a year or two younger than her mother.
Other things caused the breakup, but in retrospect, I realize the age difference played a role, too. I often felt less like her boyfriend and more like her cook, cleaner, driver, delivery person, therapist, etc. At worst, I felt like a father figure. It was overwhelming, on top of trying to deal with my own mental health struggles.
Because of her and other younger exes, I won't date that young ever again.
Other things caused the breakup, but in retrospect, I realize the age difference played a role, too. I often felt less like her boyfriend and more like her cook, cleaner, driver, delivery person, therapist, etc. At worst, I felt like a father figure. It was overwhelming, on top of trying to deal with my own mental health struggles.
Because of her and other younger exes, I won't date that young ever again.
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Still a youngster, and this isn’t a Dave joke.
Yeah, when I first saw it reported, my eyebrow went up a bit as well. It's far from the worst, but still a gap. From what I can remember (and I don't follow these things that closely, so I may be off), but most of the women I recall he dated tended to be around his age, so he's not in the habit of DiCaprioing his way through life.
The only other semi-significant thing I can remember about his lovelife is that a number of those women were either non-Christian or WOC, and some politician tweeted that he not being a good "Captain America" for dating outside his race. Evans replied in no uncertain terms that this guy could stick him opinion where the sun don't shine. He doesn't seem to be necessarily chasing a "type" of woman, which would make this worse. This just happened to be the one he saw long-term likelyhood, I guess.
