What's the strangest/most questionable age gap you've come across?

holy cow that second one o_o
Also, the difference between Trump and Melania is 24 years; she's only 7 years older than his first son xD

I'm not really sure what exactly you wanna say how manga examples don't count cause they're not real? They somewhat reflect people's thoughts though, and people are the ones that make things reality
And that you don't approve of child pornography and pedophilia? No shit

I thought it was only legal if both are underage, and I had no idea that in this case, two minors could get prosecuted for having sex with each other XD lolol I gotta read up more on Germany's laws on this.
And no, it's not legal to have sex with someone under 18 (as far as I know ). I'm wondering why they even made that video cause if it's true, won't they be more easily prosecuted that way xD

 

Context is important. I am not talking about comics but manga.
I wasn't saying Asian drama but mentioned a Japanese drama specifically.

Many of Japanese manga that is tagged general audience will get someone arrested for child pornography.
Japan is probably one of the few countries in the world that offers true artistic freedom. Consequences be damned.
Media normalizes deviant behavior.
Japan is suffering the consequences.
There is a good argument that can be made that you can groom future sex offenders with fictional child pornography-esque works


https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauren...-should-be-worried-about-child-porn-laws/amp/

 

I just realised I read it wrong

It says

So basically it's that anyone under 14 is banned from sex, people between 14 and 21 can have sex with each other (so technically the people in the video are just barely legal), and people above 21 can have sex with each other.

Which isn't much different from in England, where I live, where anyone under 16 can have sex with each other (technically illegal, but "Home Office guidance is clear that there is no intention to prosecute teenagers under the age of 16 where both mutually agree and where they are of a similar age"), and anyone 16 and above can have sex with each other (although "It is an offence for a person aged 18 or over to have any sexual activity with a person under the age of 18 if the older person holds a position of trust (for example a teacher or social worker) as such sexual activity is an abuse of the position of trust.")

Maybe it's because I'm from England, so it's been engrained into me by my culture, but I think that Germany's 21 is way too high of a bar to set for people who are allowed to have sex with teenagers...


Also, I'm starting to feel dirty for googling all this

 

A 42 year old marrying a 69 year old on his/her birthday (20th April).
42 years 0 month old aka 420 and 69.

Edit: in their consummation, they will be smoking cannabis while doing the 69 position...

 

This might sound strange but I no longer care about age gap as long as both parties reached a marriageable age and it wasn't forced or something, there are lots of real life cases like that after all, as long as it is a happy marriage then all is good I guess

 

I'm pretty familiar with age gaps, I mean two close relatives of mine has an age gap of 26 years(one is 71 and the other is 45). They're still happily married.
Love conquers all, I guess.

 

what do you mean by "Japan is suffering the consequences."?
*notes down "never own questionable manga"* xD

holy fuck, I googled it just now and those two are indeed actually legal o_o no real surprise though, considering they made a public video like this one about the topic xD
*pats* there's nothing dirty about pure research

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) xD

 

You have dudes marrying their Dating Sim waifus
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/77568...e-hologram-in-bizarre-18000-wedding-ceremony/

For something less sensational, media industry greats are complaining that new blood dont interact with real women
https://en.rocketnews24.com/2014/01...strys-problem-is-that-its-full-of-anime-fans/
Humans are very impressionable creatures, if people believe that decades of being told:
"Loli FTW!!"
wont affect people's thinking, then they are deluded

 

wholesome lvl 1~

wholesome lvl 2~

haha true. Thanks for clarifying
On the level of society as a whole, this may be not very beneficial considering declining birth rates and so on, but these individual cases like guys marrying video game characters sure are amusing

 

The stereotypes that anime/manga/light novels portray about women are unrealistic and unhealthy
Yes, a few smart girls have made me feel emasculated but thats a good learning experience
You will enjoy this.

This Radical Feminist is taking a leave of this conversation.
I summon tag in @ludagad as my replacement
Cheers!

 

you seem to like branching off from the topic at hand xD
Oh my, that video... *sad human noises* and I had no idea you were a radical feminist. Interesting

 

Twilights Edward and bellla? She’s like 17 and he’s 200 something.

 

There was a 8 year gap in my last long standing relationship. We used to joke all the time about how things would have turned out very much so differently if I was to have met her instead of my first wife. *shrug* Age really is just a number once both sides are out of their formative years and start being able to make their own decisions.
Dont get me wrong however, I'm firmly of the belief that 16 is the bare minimum a person of either gender starts to be able to make such judgments, with more then a few still unable to even after their mid 20s xD

 

I am not in the tag list?

 

I forgot >w> I'll include you from now on

 

Mine, i don't want to label it as strange. He was my first relationship. I dated a 42 y/o when I was 20. Yeah, he's a 42 year old hottie. Trust me,he didn't coerced me nor we did anything sexual unlike my one year older ex who's devil incarnate.

I have problem with underage kids in relationship with adults tho. If it's between consenting adults, why not? It's just age gap after all, why make it strange unless it's with underage kids/ incest etc. That's not strange, that's freaking illegal and horrible. Age gap means nothing when it's all about character.

 

Yay

 

I have friends I call my second mum and dad. The wife is twice his age. She has a daughter older than he is.
Some see it as wrong, but they get on so well and are amazing couple.

 

The age gap isn't as big of a red flag to me as the developmental differences. Age gap also becomes less of a 'concern' the older the younger party is.

I wouldn't bat an eye at a couple that had a 10 year plus age gap if the younger party was 16+ (the legal age in my country) and had the ability to give informed consent. I've rarely come across a person so young that was capable of it, but I know a few and both of them ended up marrying/partnering someone much older than them.

One of my best friends from high school pursued a guy that was 43 when she was 20. Heaps of people in our friend group gave her shit for it, but I met the guy and he made her really happy. Her ex boyfriends were absolute scumbags and that guy was the complete opposite. He wasn't my cup of tea looks wise, but I respected him as a person and I was sad for her when she lost him to cancer 5 years ago. She eventually met and married another nice man who is roughly 10 years her senior and they're very happy with each other. The other friend is 28 and her man is 45. They've been together for about 7 years now I think?

The youngest/oldest I'd probably partner to is 10 years either way. More than that and I'd be feeling a serious generation gap or too big of a difference in where we are at this point of our lives.

EDIT: Forgot to say I've been seeing a slow and steady increase over time in the rate of younger man, older woman pairings too.

 

I agree @celleit .
A ten year age gap when you are 16 is bigger than a ten year gap when you are 40. I don't mean actual years but maturity is the difference in the 10 years gap
And, as long as they are happy and treat each other right who is anyone to say it's wrong, as long as its consenting adults.