• Todd Bonzalez@lemm.ee
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    7 months ago

    That is the basic statement being made here. That the age-gap here is problematic.

    When he was her age, she wasn’t even born yet. This is his first wife too. He remained unmarried for 45 years, and when he finally got hitched it was someone who literally just earned the right to drink.

    I think the larger issue here is that you see absolutely no issue with this age gap, and feel it necessary to defend it, just because they are “consenting adults”, and completely ignoring the fact that there is a power imbalance, and a maturity mismatch that begs serious questions on the nature of his relationship.

    • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Read my other post. I stated I wasnt a fan of it. I wouldn’t do it. Don’t put words in my mouth. People here seem to want to keep shifting what constitutes an adult and restrict the autonomy of the individuals involved. That’s what I disagree with.