![]() The health concerns people might cite come from a well-intentioned place but are quickly becoming obsolete. ![]() However, with our society becoming more accepting of relationships that ‘deviate’ from the norm, it may not be as inconceivable for someone to fall in love and be in a long-term relationship with someone significantly older or younger than them. ![]() Is this just a phase?Ĭonsidering all the challenges (real and perceived) that an age-gap couple might expect to face in their journey, it would be easy to write off a significant age-gap relationship as a passing phase or a ‘wild oat’ for someone to sow. In fact, the research suggests that commitment between the partners increases not despite the hurdles but because of them – that is, greater disapproval is associated with greater commitment. Couples in socially stigmatized relationships (e.g., same-sex, interracial, and age-gap) exhibited significantly higher levels of commitment compared to ‘traditional’ relationships. However, according to a study published in the Psychology of Women Quarterly, what doesn’t break age-gap couples only makes them stronger. The authors of this research, led by Yael Sela, state, “Romantic relationships with a large age difference between partners are judged to be less acceptable, more disgusting, and less likely to succeed than age-similar relationships.” Whether it’s due to jealousy or self-moralization, such relationships are commonly condemned, according to research published in Personality and Individual Differences. ‘Cougar,’ ‘sugar daddy,’ and ‘gold-digger’ are some of the common derogatory slang terms used to refer to age-gap relationships, carrying the accusation that one partner unduly benefits in such arrangements. Moreover, there are a number of technological (e.g, IVF and cryopreservation) as well as socio-cultural (e.g, age-gap celebrity couples and progressive public discourse) developments that have made it easier for age-gap couples to be together for the long-term.
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