Well, I think we established that we are talking about mainstream majority. But what about the people who don't buy into those ideals?

What if you were able to find a girl that just so happens to be okay with this? Wouldn't that make you two connect on a deeper level?

I admit it makes it more difficult to find someone to date who is open to the idea of a wide age gap, but it doesn't make it impossible to achieve.

And for the record, the reason I agree that the stigma exists is because I too encountered it (as the girl dating an older guy). That's why I'm not invalidating your opinion or experience. Rather just trying to give you a different view.

You can either see it as black or white, or try to find the gray areas in between.

Not everything in life goes for us. But it's not about how many obstacles are in our way. It's about how many times you can find a way around them and keep yourself going forward - even if you think the rest of the people are walking backwards.

I wish you the best of luck man.