Has anyone else noticed this really weird infantilization thing going on among young adults lately? You have people in their 20s acting like they’re still 9 years old and it’s weird for anyone 2-4 years older to even speak to them.
Maybe it’s because I’m about to be 30 myself, but why does it seem like people are being trained to assume that adults older than 30 are predators in wait?
Yeah, I had a ex-friend lecture me all the time for being in a loving relationship with someone who was 26 when I was 30, it made literally no sense to me and I refused to accept any of there criticisms and told them to get off of twitter.
Like in there mind I should only be dating someone my exact same age otherwise they felt the power imbalance would be off. I explained to them that I do consider power dynamics very deeply in relationships and its always an active conversation im having with my partners and that for me ‘life stage’ and general alignment along goals is more important - sure age gaps in the extreme id raise an eyebrow at, and of course below age of consent but this moralizing I just dont care for.
Content warning - SA
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Turned out the guy was a sexual predator anyway so who gives a shit, it feels like a uniquely liberal ID politics downstream ‘women are all child brained idiots that need protecting’ type of vibe and honestly reflecting on there attitude it does feel like an extension of who they are and the general rape culture that liberalism promotes and fosters.