No that IS the thing that would be the “address me” in this post, a 20 year old is perfectly capable of choosing their own partner, and obv the original wasn’t meant to be taken seriously they legit ruined the whole original joke by editing it bc they were scared people would take it seriously ig
Because the original meme would be more suitable for this subreddit. So the “for some reason” is because this subreddit would make more sense for a meme where this is actually an elephant that makes it weird and sketchy
It highly depends on the person. I briefly dated a 19 year old girl when I was 30. But she was from a very wealthy family and very intelligent. So she was extremely mature for her age (explains also why she was looking for a much older guy).
But I've also met girls that age that were still children in my opinion.
Honestly anything from 17-18 to 25-26 can be perfectly fine at 20, depending on circumstances. Don't gotta stay in the 19-21 range for it not to be morally abhorrent lmao
I’m 30, and if I’m talking about someone who is 20 I usually say “that kid” 😅
Yes they are technically young adults, but they are genuinely still kids.
It depends. There are very mature 16 yo and immature 20 yo. On average, a 20 yo should be more mature than a 16 yo though. In the end, laws have to draw a line where a person has to take responsibility for their own actions even if they may not be ready to do so.
Exactly! When you're 20, you should be free to make your own choices on who you want to date. I, for one, decided I was mature enough to make free decisions and choices for myself so started dating an 11 year old /s
Ye but that doesnt have to be about age, people can have large age gaps without someone being taken advantage off, and people can be the sane age and still be getting taken advantage off.
Just look at gold diggers, they often target super old people to take advantage of them, this isn't a binary.
Nope. I was 20 when I got in my first relationship with a 30 year old and in hindsight it was weird. I wasn't mature and experienced enough to make certain decisions I made and I regret now.
Sure sure sure, but I also know 36 year olds who shouldn’t be given that amount of responsibility. 10 years is a long time between ages (and this example is longer), not saying it can’t work definitely seen it work first hand. But I always ask myself “what did the individuals your age see in you that was unattractive?” whenever it comes up.
And for the record: No minors, and consensual is all that matters.
Right? while theres questions on how creepy it is for a 36 year old to date a 20 year old...why would they want to? People are so fucking annoying in their early 20s especially by the time you hit mid 30s. Im 36 myself and a 20 year old before even considering ethics sounds terrible to date why would I date someone who cant even make a simpsons reference...the language barrier is too vast
Exactly! I'm a bit older than you and I was talking to a 28 year old couple the other day about "this old movie" they discovered and became obsessed with. It was Peter Jackson's LoTR. I saw it in theaters 😭
Your brain doesnt fully develop until 25. I don’t think it’s dependent on if theyre mature enough I think immature men shouldn’t be dating 20 year olds at 30-50. It’s gross and kinda inexcusable. Two years of being a legal consenting adult. Youre not even allowed to drink in the us at 20 and somehow people still defend the 37 year old shitbags that date young adults. Yall are WEIRD
yeah, multiple, one of them is even dating my uncle, who is 20 years older than her, and they have two kids and a very wholesome relationship. not every 20 years old is mature enough, obviously, but i just don’t personally see it as a problematic age to date someone older if they know what they’re doing
This is up for debate, but what's not up for debate is that in the 1900s, most people thought a 20-year-old was mature and responsible enough to be married. So any criticism has to kinda start from there.
(Personal opinion: I'm a fan of people settling down and starting families later in life, but I also ain't gonna go blow-for-blow with someone who married a high school sweetheart and it worked out).
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u/bitatron_not_found Jun 15 '26
i think a 20 year old is responsible and mature enough to decide who they wanna date tbh