Following the story of the woman whose mother regretted marrying a man 20 years older, one controversial comment argued, “17 to 20 years is never a big gap for a man and woman.”
This kind of statement normalizes unhealthy age dynamics in relationships, especially when the younger partner is not emotionally or mentally mature enough. While age gaps can work in some cases, large ones often come with power imbalances, manipulation risks, and generational differences that affect compatibility. Reducing such a situation to “never a big gap” ignores the real consequences many people, especially young women, face in marriages with much older partners.
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