And you are REALLY having a go at spreading that to the rest of the 1st world………..like a rash of indignation. The tabloid type TV journo’s in England are really enjoying cranking it up here because it gives them something else to try to stir up more news with. But no-one cares here!

I’m with someone that’s 5&1/2 years younger than me………….but I’ve had long term G/f’s that were 18yrs younger than me, and the majority over 10yrs younger than me, and no-one batted an eyelid.
Because this is Europe and we are in touch with reality, and definately are not controlled by the ‘Moral Majority’ or religious fundamentalists, all of whom seem to want to shoot or burn at the stake anyone who disagree’s with them (as a sideline why are the most religious also the ones with the most violent reactions and deeds at those who are not ‘in their club’?).
I should point out now just to adjust your mindset that I am 51 and my g/f is 46, but we are the lucky genetically and eat well couple that look 15yrs younger.
But we met in 1983, only got back together 3yrs ago………….but according to YOUR rules when we met and I was 23 and she was 17 THAT wouldn’t have been ok.
But what about when I was 40 and had a 21yr old g/f???

Does America even understand that a very large ammount of girls would puke if they had to be with some spotty jerk their own age? And I’m not talking about the extreme versions of girl from just about everywhere that we refer to as ‘Wallet Surgeons’………………..50yr old divorced, fat, balding workaholic boring and dull buisness men take note. A 22yr old from Belorussia or Ukraine who can melt butter just by walking past it, is reeeeeeeeeeeeally not in love with you!!!!

I’ll give another example of your totally Donald Ducked ways of thinking. When Janet Jackson had her ‘wardrobe malfunction’ (lovely use of our language by the way) and there was this unbelievable outrage across the US, the whole of Europe was looking on completly and utterly amazed and perplexed and totally incapable of understanding what the hell was the problem. The US has the same problem with women breast feeding in public I’m reliably informed by US and ex-US friends who do their best NOT to have to go back.

My point is that not only are large age gaps not a problem in the rest of the world, in some countries they are EXPECTED. And I’m not talking about arranged marriages in rag-head countries. No where I can think of apart from the US is it a problem, even in realatively conservative countries no one even pays much attention to large age gaps.
OK if its the train wreck screwed up blonde marrying a 90yr old+ multi-millionaire we all love a laugh at that. But we just enjoy it for the hysterical messed up financial transaction it is…..not shock-horror-outrage!!!
Lastly, only just over 100yrs ago it was pretty normal for young girls to marry much older men. For one thing life expectancy was way lower back then, and infant mortality over 50%. Only the US has invented this ‘eueeew!’ reaction to anyone sho doesn’t fit into your ‘conform or we’ll screw your life up’ mentality.

You need to widen your viewing angle of the world. Not get yourselves hated by more and more by not only acting like you have the authority to tell everyone what to do…..but wanting the world to take onboard your thought police mentality too!

Stay home and stop trying to make everyone become you…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..we like the world how it is…………….wildly different and mostly open minded.

And here ends today sermon!!!!! It was more of a rant I know…..but its the most common cause of looking down and shaking of heads amongst all my friends male and female…..after your foreign policy!!!
But that would be another sermon…………………… Jack

@MacGyver
It’s 16-18 depending on individual states legislation, which is pretty weird if you think about it.
A girl which would get you behind the bars in Arizona is perfectly doable just 15 miles across the boarder in Nevada… Talk about double standards.

I thought it was 17. Either way, I must say she looked as stunning then as she does now. The woman has hardly changed in 20 years!