Curated Content
Below are the items angel has curated in this treasury, each with their curation notes explaining why it's valuable:
Curation Note: "Age-gap relationships are always asymmetrical across the sexes because men's mate value tends to go up with age, usually because with age comes money, status, and other goodies. Women's tolerance—some would argue, preference—for older men remains remarkably stable throughout the lifespan."
Original Source: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/confessions-of-the-chronically-online/202601/age-gap-relationships-can-signal-totally
Treasured: 2 times
Curation Note: "Instead of asking, “Do these two people connect despite their differences?” the show seems more interested in “How shocking is a 60-year-old and a 27-year-old dating?”"
Original Source: https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/tv/are-age-gaps-back/
Treasured: 2 times
Curation Note: "It’s an emotive topic for so many people, I think, because it reminds them of painful experiences they had when they were younger. For the most part, the anti-age gap sentiment comes from a sincere desire to safeguard vulnerable people."
Original Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/aug/19/big-age-gap-relationship-sex-consent-adults
Treasured: 2 times
Curation Note: "With this growing interest in the lives of older women, I wonder whether we’re in the midst of a cultural recalibration—and perhaps a subtle rebellion, led by female writers and directors."
Original Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/age-of-attraction-older-women-younger-men/686667/
Treasured: 2 times
Curation Note: "Ultimately, the question Age of Attraction posits is also an invitation: In an era of algorithm-driven matchmaking, where age-range filters can eliminate an entire generation of partners from contention with the push of a button, what happens if you select a partner based not on data points, but on...
Original Source: https://www.thefp.com/p/should-we-judge-age-gap-relationships
Treasured: 2 times
Curation Note: “To some in Gen Z, age-gap relationships read as being inherently exploitative because they perceive age discrepancies as necessarily creating a power imbalance that favors the older partner,” Lehmiller told HuffPost."
Original Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gen-z-is-particularly-weird-about-relationship-age-gaps-heres-why-goog_l_69bc0f22e4b06f4d9c8154dd
Treasured: 2 times
Curation Note: "So is age just a number? Julia Samuel, a psychotherapist, reiterated that success in relationships should not be measured only by longevity but also emotional connection, time spent together and sexual satisfaction."
Original Source: https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/sex-relationships/article/age-gap-relationships-study-older-younger-partners-feeld-wvs5kwtqc
Treasured: 2 times