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Episode 361: Navigating Age-Gap Relationships (Listener Questions)

2025/1/10
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Ashley Weller: 我认为年龄差距的定义是主观的,虽然我倾向于用公式来判断年龄差距是否合适,即把你的年龄减半,然后加上7。但更重要的是,我认为如果年龄差距大到可以做对方父母的程度,在社会上会更受质疑。我个人对年龄差距关系并没有一个所谓的“合适”的数字。 Justin Lehmiller: 我认为年龄差距的意义因人而异,在不同的人生阶段也有不同的含义。在我的研究中,通常将十年或以上的年龄差定义为年龄差距关系。即使是很小的年龄差距,也会受到严格的审查,人们认为年长者不应该和年轻者在一起,因为他们有更多的权力,会剥削年轻的伴侣。对于年龄差距关系中的女性,无论是年长还是年轻,她们进入这种关系的决定总是受到更多的审视。社会污名会对人们的心理健康、幸福感和关系本身产生负面影响。感到关系越被边缘化,人们的压力就越大,这会对健康、幸福感和关系质量产生损害,甚至会导致分手。

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This chapter explores the complexities of defining age-gap relationships. It challenges the notion of a single, universally applicable age difference and highlights the subjectivity involved, influenced by factors such as the partners' ages, life stages, and societal perceptions.
  • Subjectivity in defining age gap relationships
  • Impact of life stage on perception of age gap
  • 10+ year age difference as a common research benchmark
  • Influence of visual perception on societal judgment

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In today’s show, we are answering more of your sex questions! We recently had two questions come through our podcast voicemail that center around navigating relationships where the partners are significantly different in terms of age, so that’s what we’re going to be talking about in this show.

To help me in answering these questions, Ashley Weller) is back on the podcast. She is a Human Sexuality and Health Psychology Professor at Chapman University in Southern California. She also runs her own podcast called What’s Your Position), which tackles issues surrounding sexuality, relationships, life, and love from a comedic yet educational point of view.

Some of the topics we explore include:

  • What counts as an “age-gap relationship” anyway?

  • Why are age-gap relationships so stigmatized?

  • If you’re in an age-gap relationship, how do you deal with all of the social judgment?

  • How do you maintain a healthy and active sex life in an age-gap relationship when partners have different libidos?

  • What are some of the most common challenges that come up in age-gap relationships?

Have a sex question of your own? Send me a podcast voicemail to have it answered on a future episode at speakpipe.com/sexandpsychology.)

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