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Old dudes who date younger women should have to act their girlfriend's age. @s@salmazaky

Feb 5, 2026 · 1:58

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A straphanger has a provocative proposal: old dudes dating significantly younger women should have to live like their girlfriend's age. That means no more mansions. You're getting four roommates in Bushwick now. No healthcare, no credit score, and you're working as a barista. Kareem loves it. They spiral into the specifics: stick-and-poke tattoos, TikTok dances, baggy clothes that don't fit, electronic music with no instruments. If you're a 55-year-old guy in the West Village dating a 23-year-old, you're moving to Bushwick and doing Molly at Mood Ring. The rider thinks most guys would actually do it. She grants one exemption: Leo DiCaprio. But Kareem pushes back. No more yacht, Leo. You're in a bunk bed now.

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So, what's your take? Old dudes who date significantly younger women should have to act their girlfriend's age.

100% agree.

If you're just like a rich like 50-year-old guy and you're dating a 22-year-old girl, you got to start living like a 22-year-old.

Like sleeping in a twin bed.

Yeah. Like no more mansion. You have four roommates in Bushwick. You will never own a home.

That's so fun. And they have to listen to music.

With no instruments though.

Yeah. They have to do like, you know, like electronic.

Yeah. Electronic music. Like no more healthcare, no more credit score, or you're a barista.

Okay. So it's not just about like the lifestyle. It's about like you are forced into the culture.

Yeah. You got to start doing TikTok dances. I don't care about your hip. Replace your hip. Get a new one.

Like, if you think age is just a number, then gender is just a construct. You're non-binary now.

Sorry. Woody Allen. Woody Allen is non-binary now.

Because he's dating Sunny.

Yeah.

Does it count if he's like 90 and she's like 70?

It's more with like the kind of boomer with the Gen Z, the boomer guy with the Gen Z girl.

Or Gen X. Gen X with Gen Z.

You have to commit to the lifestyle.

Yeah, you have to commit to the life.

That's awful. I think a lot of age gap relationships will.

Yeah. They'll fizzle and then you'll have to date in your age range. Sorry.

Yeah. It's like period. T and the guy's like, I don't want to—I [laughter]—don't want to do this anymore. If you're a 55-year-old guy in the West Village dating a 23-year-old girl in Bushwick, you have to move to Bushwick. Yes. Lick Molly.

With your poly cool.

With the poly, go to mood ring.

You got to get stick-and-poke tattoos. You got a tip. You have to start tipping.

Here's what's crazy is that I think most of the guys would be—well, they would do it.

You think so?

Yeah.

They have to wear clothes that don't fit.

They would do it.

Baggy clothes.

Yeah. Baggy clothes.

You think they would do TikTok dances? Front-facing content.

They're willing to do a lot of things. I will exempt one person.

Is it Leo?

Yes.

Why?

He's just having a good time.

But he's like old.

But he's like inviting them on the yacht.

Well, that's what I'm saying though. No more yacht. Yeah. You're in a bunk bed now. I think we could exempt.

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