re. age gaps, sexism

Submitted by Lina (United Kingdom), Dec 10, 2008 at 06:38

Yes, I concur with this. In your opinion, Luigi, it's perfectly acceptable for a man in his late twenties to date a young person but if a woman does so she is deluded or shallow? I find this attitude rather sexist. And before you accuse me of defending my own relationship, I am in my late teens myself, and both I and most teenagers I know would date someone in their mid-twenties at most.

Also, the teenage girls being more mature than boys statement is BS most of the time, trust me, I'm surrounded by girls my age & younger on an almost daily basis and really, they're quite far from mature!

It's funny that Muslim men are frequently portrayed as controlling and sexist on this blog, while back here, Luigi, ... You can be straight-talking without patronizing or talking down to the recipient in a holier-than-thou manner. Playing King of the Castle gets no one anywhere.

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