Our generation is too obsessed with ages

Edit: Someone in the comments brought this to my attention. Perfect example of what I'm going at here

"Power imbalance" "Immaturity" "Different stages in life"

None of it makes sense in most cases they are brought up in. The biggest thing I see about 18 year olds dating someone in their early twenties is,

"18 is too young! They just got out of high school and haven't even worked!"

Like lmao, I wish life was that cut and dry. I had this mindset myself until I met a co worker few years back. She was 18 at the time, two jobs, her apartment she paid on her own, etc. Had been couch surfing since she was 16 because her mom was an addict. You get the idea. There's no fucking way she was the 18 you are fresh out of high school. She didn't finish it, she was working tirelessly for years by that point. Etc, etc.

Are some age differences sketchy? Absolutely. However, our generation definitely is naive to think all lives run the same path. I've met 25 year olds that act 17, and I've met girls like that co worker who was forced to grow up at a young age. None of us are the same. If someone is in a happy relationship, both sides treat the other well and they're happy- screaming how they have a five year age difference, the power imbalance, disgusting, whatever. Who fucking cares? Lol

Edit: Want to throw in as well the whole "your mind isn't fully developed until 25" lmfao. Okay? And? That still doesn't matter. Say you kept someone sheltered till they were 25. Brain fully developed? Sure. But have they gained life experience? No. And if anything, that is what makes you grow as an individual. That's another age thing too that is beyond annoying lol