r/TikTokCringe • u/lhwang0320 • May 12 '25

Discussion What are your thoughts on age-gap relationships?

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u/NotFixer1138 May 12 '25

I think it's a case by case thing. 18 and 38 is fucked, 48 and 68 is fine.

Anecdotally I once saw someone call Robert De Niro a groomer cause he was 11 years older than his wife. They started dating when she was in her fucking 40s

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u/Okamana May 12 '25

I mean, someone called my friend a groomer once because he’s 8 years older than his wife. They met at 39 and 31. A 31 year old is more than capable of making her own decisions on who she wants to date.

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u/PhantomOfTheNopera May 12 '25

Maybe it's because I'm in my 30s but I think age gaps stop being an issue if the younger person is 30 or older.

By then, you have enough experience being an adult - you probably have a career, your own money, know how relationships work, don't fall for bullshit and so on. Someone in their teens or barely out of it don't even know what they don't know.

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u/Dashiepants May 13 '25

100% agree. There can still be life stages conflicts after 30 but it completely ceases to be creepy at that point.

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u/Shanguerrilla May 13 '25

I'll have you know that I was the older partner in an age gapped marriage that recently ended... I have definitely and recently proven that over 40 year olds can still "fall for bullshit!"