ImGoingToHellForThis

If you value attractiveness above all else, sure. I like my life partner to be a similar level of maturity and to have similar life experiences. It's not illegal, but it's telegraphing a lot about his values and mindset.

I agree. Plus he dates them. He's not one night standing them. Who cares, let them live.

I mean he was at Diddy parties so there is time, but I tend to agree they’re all adults and although I find it weird they can do what they want.

I find it weird because aside from sex, you really have nothing in common with teenagers once you hit a certain age.

I get the consent points. The thing that makes this problematic to me is the inherent power dynamic in this kind of dating.

A couple years after college, I was underway in my career, and I was dating someone who was still in school. Even with only a few years apart, that difference in where we were in our lives made a very uncomfortable power dynamic. It occasionally left me feeling like a father figure rather than an equal partner. I can only imagine how that would be even more significant now that I've had a successful career for over a decade, if I were dating an 18 year old now.

This lends the thought to me: what kind of person would seek out a relationship with that kind of dynamic instead of seeking someone who can be an actual partner? I can't think of anything that doesn't logically lead to conclusions in the vicinity of abuse.

If it's not really a relationship, but a consensual casual thing, then it seems less concerning to me. But if it's truly dating and an attempt to build a true relationship rather than being transactional, it certainly feels ethically darker to me.

I don't really care about Leo in particular, but the general concept of dating younger people seems like it opens an ethical gray area where my opinions are uncertain, or at least very situational.

Men being attracted to young girls and those girls being attracted to succesful men is nothing new. Its been like that thorought the entire human history. It's in our genes. Just like enjoying high-caloric food.

There's a lot of very attractive older women though. Arguably more attractive, imo. Not that I really care who DeCaprio dates as long as they're adults; it's just kind of weird and funny he only dates women under 25.

Honestly, SNL is missing out on some low hanging fruit not having him on Meet Your 2nd Wife.

I suppose he's not marrying these women though...

It's the thick makeup making her look that much older, I think.

self-perception is a bitch, hu?

Be glad he's not going lower, cause many, many are. They're just doing it out of sight.

Also, this is a transactional relationship. The woman is getting access to high level directors and producers at the parties Leo takes her too. She's not that naive.

The deal is that the media runs on contrived outrage and the cattle who fall for it.

That's the real crime

Like Amy and Professor Farnsworth

Gross

Every thread about Leo and his current woman brings out the sexism. I've always figured it's the incels who can't get a date that figure woman have to be tricked, as if a young woman has no agency.

But see, they can't be sexist, because they're defending the poor little clueless thing.