[ SECRET POST #2573 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2573 ⌋

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[diet_poison]

To me, 25 would be more of a marker age. Most people aren't really mature at either 19 or 20.

*shrug* like I said, it's weird and shallow, but appearance matters to me with the Doctor and shipping. And in some ways, his general goodness and wisdom and longevity make an age gap more palatable with him than if it were just an old human with a young human - but not to the point where I feel comfortable pairing him with humans who aren't fully adult. Again, I had no idea Rose was so young. I like her chemistry with Nine too much at this point to just stop shipping it, but it does make it less appealing to me now :/

[philstar22]

I guess for me what matters is that the show acknowledges the creepy. I like Buffy/Angel because the show doesn't shy away from the age difference and all the things that go along with that. I don't like Doctor/Rose, on the other hand, because the show plays it as just romantic and doesn't acknowledge the age difference issues.

Also, I like it when the two at least have things in common and if the younger person is mature for their age. With Buffy/Angel, they at least have things in common since she's a slayer and therefore experiences the world of demons and vampires and has a maturity level as a result. She's 16 going on 30 pretty much, though she certainly does act her age at times. Rose, on the other hand, is completely new to the world and really doesn't have much in common with the Doctor. To me that makes the age difference feel more obvious and real. Which I also feel with Clara too. I much prefer the Doctor with an older person and/or maybe someone who is a part of the large universe happenings.

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, it does. School Reunion was ALL ABOUT the age difference. Personally, I think the show sells the LOVE MAKES YOU RECKLESS AND INCAPABLE OF LONG TERM PLANNING rather more than 'romantic' (hence the incessant reiteration of 'forever' and Victoria being ticked off at them for being giddy when the werewolf was massacring people all and sundry), but I seem to be a minority.

Though your point on the relative innocence still stands, you can't say they didn't address it.

[diet_poison]

*nods* yeah, that does make sense.