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Old 07-27-2024, 09:15 PM
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I found it to be common in the 70s and 80s. Have heard stories that it was extremely common before that. Then around here and other places I have been it started being a taboo thing in the early 90s. When I was in High School it was fairly common for the girls to be dating and sometimes even living with guys in their late 20s and 30s. Thankfully it is something I never see anymore.
When I was in high school in the 70s, and this was a very upscale suburban area, my best friend's younger sister was going out with a 24 year old guy. Neither of us knew what to make of it, but the parents clearly knew.
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