Guys! Why canāt the papers stop talking about me?!?! Waaaaah
If the age difference between partners warrants so much psychoanalysing of the older woman in a hetro relationship there are probably bigger issues that need to be addressed. Enter the old feminist debate on radio today. You take what once belonged to the patriarchy, make it the property of the girl gang and rejoice! I haz feminism!
Problem is, old mate mangles this one too. Not all relationships that have a significant age gap are gross or predatory. But the younger partner often has the greater probability of manipulation, coercion, abuse etc. Teenage girls and early-20s women are generally more pliable and forgiving than women the age of the primary partner.
I donāt know who she thinks is normalising it or hi-5ing men for doing so. If youāve been around the block long enough there is a reason why you jump to labelling men anywhere from Peter Pan to ICK!
Men who serially date significantly younger women are not looking for equal partners. This is especially true when they women they date are less successful, less wealthy, or less independent ā which tends to be the case with early-20-somethings, who are typically just beginning their adult lives. Case in point here, your honour.
Where optics are everything, I can understand why a leading man (or indeed, woman) would get involved with someone much younger. It screams āIām still young and relevantā - exhibit A: last weekendās photos. All she has done is playing to the narrative women have a shelf life, āyoungerā is the aspiration and there is inequality in the arrangement.
Sheās got a connection in radio... who somehow made it all sound a little kink TBH. Good on you for shagging someone younger this weekend. So did I. Find your equal in life and I will finally bow down to you. Until then, good cross promotion and networking on your biznesāsā.
*Also, how dare SD not quote us as a source for the investigative journalism. I kind of agree with the backlash as it doesnāt make sense to celebrate it outside of this forum.
*also, time to get MGās name out of your mouth. It was fantastic that your close friend Erin acknowledged the break up was months ago, but for your true fans, we know itās only been 5 weeks