to add more thoughts after letting it sit, i really loved this read. the case studies, the dissecting, the sections to show the different ways power finds itself in these kinds of relationships. i remember you said you were really proud of this writing and i can really see it.
something i've been learning myself has been that age-gap relationships are not inherently wrong on the basis solely of their age gap. it's the power dynamics at the heart of them that's really the issue. when you are x number of years older than someone, how can you really relate to them? what do you really find attractive about them – spiritually, emotionally? are y'all really at the same time in your lives to actually relate and have meaningful relationships? more often than not in these relationships, no.
i've thought about this in my dating life, too, back when i was on dating apps. i've come to realize that it's important for me, key to me, that i'm dating and engaging with people who are about the same age as me – not because of the number, but because we're at the same times in our lives and can actually relate to a lot of things and have a certain level of maturity and life experience that we can talk about and relate on.
i love that in this piece, you dove deep into specific ways for power dynamics to show up. you talked about financial dependency, psychological manipulation, parent-child-like relationship dynamics, and more, and you hand-picked examples from relationships in the public eye to really expound on these matters.
loved this read. i can tell the amount of research, writing, planning, thinking you did for this piece. it shows! thank you for this offering
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to add more thoughts after letting it sit, i really loved this read. the case studies, the dissecting, the sections to show the different ways power finds itself in these kinds of relationships. i remember you said you were really proud of this writing and i can really see it.
something i've been learning myself has been that age-gap relationships are not inherently wrong on the basis solely of their age gap. it's the power dynamics at the heart of them that's really the issue. when you are x number of years older than someone, how can you really relate to them? what do you really find attractive about them – spiritually, emotionally? are y'all really at the same time in your lives to actually relate and have meaningful relationships? more often than not in these relationships, no.
i've thought about this in my dating life, too, back when i was on dating apps. i've come to realize that it's important for me, key to me, that i'm dating and engaging with people who are about the same age as me – not because of the number, but because we're at the same times in our lives and can actually relate to a lot of things and have a certain level of maturity and life experience that we can talk about and relate on.
i love that in this piece, you dove deep into specific ways for power dynamics to show up. you talked about financial dependency, psychological manipulation, parent-child-like relationship dynamics, and more, and you hand-picked examples from relationships in the public eye to really expound on these matters.
loved this read. i can tell the amount of research, writing, planning, thinking you did for this piece. it shows! thank you for this offering