Not relevant to my comment, which was about the article not demonizing men in general.

My comment wasn't even aboutntheir particular relationship.

First off, look at the facts.

He was controlling. He groomes her and played to her insecurities. She was raised in a conservative, religious household and had bennoverly sheltered rather than prepared for life. When she broke up with him, he immediately sought out another young girl, the age she had been when they started dating.

By the accounts, this guy is a narcissist who seeks out young, immature teenagers because they're easier to control and manipulate.

At 16, the age difference between her and him at 22 is still significant. There's a lot of maturing that happens in those years.

These men know that, which is why they step in and start stunting that process of stepping into adulthood for the women they date by infantalizing them.

Now, if she had been 25 and him 31 or 32, or even older.....no harm no foul. At that point, they're both adults, there's less of an imbalance.

But young women deserve a chance to step into adulthood normally and naturally the same as young men.

Women who were in these relationships are not reflecting back on them kindly. Listen to what they're saying without the egos and chips on your shoulders.

They weren't prepared for them. They didn't work out well. They regret them. They often ended up abusive.

It's not solely about an age gap relationships. It's the fact that she wasn't an adult when the relationship shop started and he was.