In certain corners of the internet, few topics arouse as much rage as that of relationships between people of significantly different ages.
It’s a cyclical controversy, which needs only the tiniest spark to reignite it.If you’re unfamiliar with the debate, let me drag you down with me: over the past few years, a sizeable segment of the liberal-left has decided that age gaps within relationships (eg a 40-year-old going out with a 23-year-old) are inherently problematic.
It’s an attitude which seems to be derived from a confluence of post-MeToo feminism and social justice politics, both of which rightly place an emphasis on caring for the vulnerable.