I agree that age != maturity. Some of the most immature people I've met have been women in their 40s. And I've met some really mature 20-somethings. It depends on how someone grew up.
It also depends on where the age gap occurs. I would say that a relationship where one person is in their late-teens and the other past their 30s are less likely to work out than someone in their 30s with a person in their 50s. Only because it's more probable that someone in their 30s and 50s will have had more similar life experiences than someone in their late-teens and 30s.
I was in a long-term relationship with someone in their late-teens (who was mature for their age) while I was in my mid-20s. Not a huge age gap, but big enough. It started out fine because mentally we were on the same level. I wasn't using them (if anything I was being used) and enjoyed the company. Things got rocky because I had more experience and that didn't sit well. He was the one who isolated me and was controlling. So, it just goes to show that anyone can be an abusive asshole regardless of the age of the persons involved.
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It also depends on where the age gap occurs. I would say that a relationship where one person is in their late-teens and the other past their 30s are less likely to work out than someone in their 30s with a person in their 50s. Only because it's more probable that someone in their 30s and 50s will have had more similar life experiences than someone in their late-teens and 30s.
I was in a long-term relationship with someone in their late-teens (who was mature for their age) while I was in my mid-20s. Not a huge age gap, but big enough. It started out fine because mentally we were on the same level. I wasn't using them (if anything I was being used) and enjoyed the company. Things got rocky because I had more experience and that didn't sit well. He was the one who isolated me and was controlling. So, it just goes to show that anyone can be an abusive asshole regardless of the age of the persons involved.