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Originally Posted by Suki
Isn't it kind of weird in Japan for a girl in her 20ies (my current age) to be dating a man of about 50? When you say it is "more common" in Japan for young girls to date much older men, do you mean common enough so as not to have people think there's somewhat of a common interest on both sides of the relationship?
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I think that the "twice her age" thing would be a good rule to look at for how people think of the relationship.
More than twice the woman`s age is going to likely be seen as a bit strange.
So, yes, a girl in her 20s is likely to be considered weird if with a guy in his 50s. But *40s* is likely not to raise any eyebrows at all. I know a few couples who married when the wife was 20 something and the husband 40 something. I haven`t seen any sort of negativity toward that age gap. These days 40 seems to be the "new 30", so definitely not "old".
Something I have noticed - when there is a large age gap relationship, the first thought in people`s minds isn`t that the woman is after money, or that the man wants a trophy... But rather that the man must want children pretty strongly.