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in my opinion, age gaps are fine as long as both are consenting adults. obviously, 16 and 18 is a little different (i live in england, so it might not be normal elsewhere *cough* america *cough* but to me, i wouldn't bat an eyelid really). for example, millie bobby brown is 17 and her boyfriend jake bongiovi is 19. there's no issue there in my opinion. however, when she was 16 and h*nter e*ho, who was 20 during there relationship, that is a problem. it's grooming. a 20 year old has nothing romantically in common with 16 year old and if they do that's a red flag in itself.

and olivia rodrigo is another one. a 6 year age is perfectly fine but not when they started dating the moment she turned 18. to me thats a little weird, not so much the age gap itself. its all about morals and ethics.

in MY opinion, so don't come for me, anyone over 18 is a consenting adult and should be treated like one. although, i do think there should be a cut off point as they are still a teenager.

a lot of people are going on about taylor swift and jake gyllenhaal and bashing their age gap but i personally think thats stupid. she was 20/21 and he was 30/31. i don't see the problem, taylor was consenting and so was jake. she wasnt a teen, she was a full ass adult so to me i see no issue. now idk what else went on in their relationship thats made people hate jake but in my opinion, the age gap shouldnt be a reason for that.

if a 25 year old wants to marry a 50 year old yeah thats kind questionable in a "why would you want that" way, but it's legal so there is no reason for anyone out side of that relationship to complain.

florence pugh is another example, she's 25 and her boyfriend zach braff is 46. she's given her consent and he his, so all the bashing online is unnecessary and stupid. if its not ur relationship, pipe down. she's not being groomed or forced into the relationship and has stated multiple times that she is very much so happy and in love so leave 'em be.

i don't know why people obsess over age gaps in relationships between two adults so much. if there's consent then that's all that matters, as in every other relationship. if its not grooming its not a problem. it's not your relationship so at the end of the day what business is it of yours?

HOWEVER, i will touch on a example of when a large age gap between two adults is wrong in every way possible.

introducing, aaron taylor johnson and groomer granny (aka. sam taylor johnson).

aaron is 31 and sam is 54. they have 2 kids together, wylda, 11, and romy, 9. meaning aaron was 20 when their first daughter was born. too my knowledge, he was NINETEEN when sam was pregnant. if you dont see the issue here ..... yikes.

yes, aaron was technically an adult however he was still a teen whilst she was a middle aged woman. both of her kids from her last relationship, including the SIXTEEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, has a smaller age gap with aaron than she does. i, a minor, have a smaller age gap with him than the one in his own marriage.

not to mention, they started dating when he was 17/18 aka a MINOR and she was 42 AND she knew him when he was a TODDLER. that is literally the definition of grooming.

im pretty sure i read somewhere that she divorced her husband when he turned 18 and started daring him pretty much straight away which is just so fucking creepy. also, this would have been whilst filming "nowhere boy" where aaron was the lead actor and sam was the director. so not only is it grooming, but also abuse of power on her part. she deserves jail idc i pray everyday for their divorce and im not evening religious 😭😭

but overall, bar a few situations, as long as both are consenting and adults, it's fine.