While age-gap relationships don’t seem to be particularly uncommon, it’s no secret that they have a tendency to be a bit controversial, with “age-gap discourse” regularly making the rounds online. Generally speaking,

"To me it felt like younger women were perfectly content with a guy who had his shit together rather than women my age who were looking for Mr. Perfect."

Age gaps in relationships are a hot topic in psychological research. Here are 7 recent scientific insights about them!

According to People, Dion was 12 when Angelil became her manager, but their professional relationship didn't turn romantic until the singer was 19. By the time they married in 1994, Dion was 26 and Angelil was 52. They were together until Angelil's death in 2016.

"Dating younger men helped me realize how free older women today actually are, and how enjoyable it is to embrace our own choices to not be mere caregivers and helpmates to men."

A zero to three-year age gap is the ideal difference in age between you and your partner, according to experts. ‘This age gap is likely to result in a longer-lasting relationship, according to research,’ psychotherapist Eloise Skinner tells Metro.

THEY say age is just a number – and it most definitely is if this list of celebs is anything to go by. Wayne Lineker recently left fans shocked after claiming he pulled Love Island’

Seacrest was born on Dec. 24, 1974, and Hough was born on July 20, 1988, giving them an age gap of about 14 years. When they dated, she was in her early 20s, and he was in his mid-to-late 30s.

A TikTok post of a woman's massive age gap with her boyfriend left tongues wagging. South Africans were split over photos of the unexpected couple.