Significant age gaps used to be normal. Now people complain about any gap over ~5 years. Why?

2 consenting adults can do whatever they want and it’s not our business. Yet, you frequently see people (usually older women for some reason) complaining about couples in which there is an age gap. It doesn’t even have to be a significant age gap, either.

From what I have seen: Women generally prefer an older man and men generally prefer a younger woman. Our grandparents had no problem understanding this concept, what changed?

Studies show any couple within 15 years of each other (straight or gay) have no more issues than any other couple. Past the 15 year mark, and more complications arise, which makes sense—but that’s still not our problem. That’s for couples to decide.

I’ve seen a couple trolls say I’m a really old guy trying to justify being with a young girl, but since my partner and I are the same age, and she’s actually 5 days older than I am—I’ll just avoid feeding the trolls.