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Big age gap
Why is big age gap so normalised in yaois? 5-6 may not be so bad depends on their age but some of them has 13 years age gap??? Like wtf. And okaaay if the younger person is 30 then it's not that bad but 20??? I feel like it's problematic
Age gaps being normalized in yaoi shouldn't come as a surprise considering rape and sexual assault is also normalized. But yeah, those minor x adult yaois with awfully large age gaps concern me as well. reply
Age gap romances predate yaoi …
Not every trope you see in manga started there. My mom has old romantic novels still on her bookshelves (old faves) and many have age gaps.
You really need to diversify your reading. Plenty of novels with silver foxes, daddy bears etc and plenty of people who are fine with age gap. Both hetero and lgbq+ stories ...... reply
personally, I'm okay with that. A 20-year-old individual is technically considered an adult already,. It just all comes down to whether the partner in the story is willing to work things out with the other, then Imma continue reading it, but if it's toxic and has become real weird... tbh imma still read it, but it ain't for sure gonna be a 5-star f...... reply
I have friends in real life that like older guys, so I suppose it is common people fantasizing about that kind of relationship. the problem i see is when the younger one is naive and don't have experience in relationships and the older person wants to take advantage of that fact, or the younger one is a gold digger and the older one is a lonely per...... reply