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[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 30 points 4 months ago

I think we should primarily assume he was familiar with at least certain applications of statistics, and note that a 50 year old woman in 1730 is more appropriately considered a GMILF

[-] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 18 points 4 months ago

I wonder if that was an intentional ‘childfree’ strategy on his part.

[-] CPMSP@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago

Seemed to work for Franklin.

[-] wizzkidd@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

If he did it for love, bravo! Love seems rare. Glad he found it.

[-] xorollo@leminal.space 10 points 4 months ago

OK, Wikipedia says she was a 50 yo widow with two children. And mentions that he moved his family (including kids?) to a different area at age 25. If she had her children in her 20s, then they were likely older than him.

[-] QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

imagine your friend from highschool comes over and bangs your mom and you have to call him dad

[-] bryndos@fedia.io 7 points 4 months ago

I though Simpson's rule was "half your age plus seven"

[-] athatet@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 months ago

I mean, you did it. You made a meme and shared the information with others. That’s what you do with it.

[-] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago

So he was groomed. Not cool.

[-] Lumisal@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

Was he actually? Was it someone like a teacher of his? Or a boss?

Because an age gap like that doesn't automatically mean grooming. I dated someone who was 42 at 19, who I met at 19, and I'm the one that made the first move, and courted them, because I was interested in them. They didn't have kids though, but that's still much older than me.

[-] Slashme@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

A 19 year old guy is old enough to make his own decisions.

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