• JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
    192·
    1 month ago

    He was just nine and she was fourteen.

    (14 * 0.5) + 7 = 14
    (9 * 0.5) + 7 = 11.5

    Sounds like Padme got some splainin to do.

      • halcyoncmdr@piefed.socialEnglish
        10·
        1 month ago

        So for reference with updated numbers. She would be 24, and he would be 19…

        (24 * 0.5) + 7 = 19

        Well would you look at that.

          • Jaycifer@piefed.socialEnglish
            51·
            1 month ago

            The common wisdom (at least in the US college I attended) for the youngest acceptable age gap for a person is to halve their age then add 7 years. So for a 24 year old, 19 is as young as their partner can acceptably be in a relationship.

            • TarantulaFudge@startrek.website
              3·
              1 month ago

              I haven’t personally heard this math, and I think it’s ick and prudish personally. But you’re taking a risk getting into a relationship with someone under 25. She FAFO lol

            • Techno-rat@lemmy.blahaj.zone
              2·
              1 month ago

              Common wisdom my ass. Its stupid is what it is. Relationships are always more complex than a math formula with one variable…

              edit: sry for the crashout. I just really dont vibe with that type of oversimplification, but that doesn’t have anything to do with you. My bad.

              • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
                4·
                1 month ago

                Well, it’s the minimum socially acceptable age.

                A 38 year old dating a 26 year old? I don’t think there’s anything socially unacceptable about that.

                25 though? Well I should just call Chris Hansen right now.

      • njm1314@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 month ago

        I don’t know about that. There were some significant glances in that first film. She was giving a vibe. There was something there me thinks…