I think it depends on the examples, pre-teens/teenagers mostly but young adults and people above any age over 25. It's about comparison, they say time goes by faster when you get older, 2 years is more to you at twelve than at say 27. But the examples that have on a year or two as a difference should definitely be cut.
Would Liara count, or at least play with the trope, considering she's at least a century old?
Well then what IS the trope for liking older men?
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The PlayingWith.Likes Older Women page explains that when it's a "she likes older men" it is a May–December Romance, which I originally did not think was gender specific.
I've seen the trope description for that trope, and that doesn't seem to be a good fit. Especially since it has some very specific criteria on it.
It isn't a good fit for when it's a youngish girl with a preference for older men (even if she isn't specifically dating one), but not like could-be-her-father old.
"Liking older men" isn't a trope in and of itself. Certain versions are tropes and can get their own page.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
So if it isn't a trope, where should it go? Should we modify Likes Older Women into a Likes Older Lovers or something and split examples? The lack of a spear counterpart is really bothering me.
If it's not a trope, it doesn't need to go anywhere but the rubbish bin. Or into a YKTTW if you are willing to run one.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
I didn't mean "not a trope" as it doesn't belong, but rather it doesn't need it's own page. I don't see why one is a trope that excludes the other because of something as insignificant as gender. It's a trope basically about someone wanting to date above their age range after all. But in the now locked rename thread a few comments mentioned they were too different but never elaborated.
Care to share some insight I'm missing?
Gender dynamics are a complicated thing. Many tropes play out in different ways if they are applied to the female gender than the male gender. That is why many tropes only allow examples concerning one gender.
Now, I am not privy on why this trope only applies to liking older women. Your best bet is to ask here
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So, is the "does not actually like younger women" a mandatory requirement? I could've sworn that I've across several characters with a preference for older women that would not mind settling for a same/younger-aged girl if they cannot get what they want.
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He doesn't have to dislike younger women, what matter is that he is either implied to have or directly showing preference for older women over the younger ones.
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They changed the trope title? asdfkfjljas;ldkfjalkdjflFUUUUUUUUUU-!!!!!!
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Does a 5-year difference really count...?
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