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Q&A Writing couples with age difference [closed]

Basically, all I want to know is how I can get my readers to root for a pairing where the difference in ages is about 15 years. I don't want them to spend the entirety of my novel pondering over th...

2 answers  ·  posted 6y ago by Jack Rabbit‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:40:20Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/41537
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Jack Rabbit‭ · 2019-12-08T10:40:20Z (almost 5 years ago)
Basically, all I want to know is how I can get my readers to root for a pairing where the difference in ages is about 15 years. I don't want them to spend the entirety of my novel pondering over the 'wrongness' of such a pairing; the characters involved can best be described as anti-heroes so they'll doubtless be doing a whole lot of questionable things, both to other people and to each other.

Of course I'll steer clear of things such as outright emotional/physical/sexual abuse, but they're still not going to be good people. And there's the age factor to consider. I really want to get this point across to my readers, that they'll be perfect for one another and could work really well as a couple under different circumstances but I'm having trouble thinking I'll be able to do so with such a glaring age difference, especially considering that they're not really good people.

Any tips?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-01-23T17:12:36Z (almost 6 years ago)
Original score: 2