Quote From: amalime1I am so tired of hearing people refer to a 19 year old man as a child.
First off, he is an adult. How is it that someone can be old enough to own a gun, live on their own, be held accountable for criminal acts, smoke, get married, and most of all be given a weapon and sent to another country to kill other people and possibly die fighting a war for the very people that are saying that he is too young to choose his own partner in a relationship.
And what is all this, "he should be out partying". There are actually some people in this world that never go through that so called "phase" in life. When I look back on my own life, I probably could have been better off without the "partying".... And do you people also realize that you are suggesting that a 19 year old man would be better off out drinking, illegal btw, then settling down and starting a family?
It seems to me that most people are very good at judging others and not so good at stepping back and having a good hard look at themselves.
Age gap relationships are a reality. Since the beginning of time, older men have dated and married younger women. When a women finds herself in the exact same situation (as the older woman) she is referred to as a "predator"??? We have come so far with womens rights and equality and yet still we have the nerve to say these things???
I have not seen the show yet, not sure if I will bother watching this one to be honest. From what I have read, it seems like the age gap is not the real issue however... But who am I to judge? I am not God. I am guessing that nobody else posting on these boards is either.
Age is just a number, this couple is not doing anything illegal or immoral.
For the people that oppose them, worry about your own life and let other people live theirs.
For the couple, if this is what makes you happy, I wish you the best of luck. Nobody else can truly know if this is right for the two of you. Only you know that.
I just want to say I agree with the first sentence above. My son, who was 19 when he married the 30 year old with 3 kids, was not a "child". He, in fact, had not been home from Desert Storm for very long. He definitely was not a "child". He worked since a child and through high school. Purchased his own vehicle, bought his own insurance, bought most of his own clothes. He was a blessing and one of the nicest young men you could have ever met. Therefore, calling a 19 year old a "child" is incorrect. Besides I was a mother to his older brother at 19 and certainly didn't consider myself a child. Just wanted to throw that in.
