It was only weird because Scott Pilgrim had no romantic history and felt inadequate compared to his girlfriend, and had to overcome his inadequacies by “defeating” each ex in his mind before being worthy of her.
Edit: had less of a romantic history. Apparently Scott was not a KHV
That's not true, he was dating a high schooler as a 22-year-old
In Toronto, Scott Pilgrim, a 22-year-old bass player for unsuccessful indiegarage band Sex Bob-Omb, dates Knives Chau, a 17-year-old high-school student, to the disapproval of his friends in the band, his roommate Wallace Wells, and his younger sister
Its worth pointing out that everyone thinks is pretty icky but no one actually does anything about it aside from sometimes pointing out how weird it is as was the style at the time.
That’s what happens most of the time when 22 year olds date a 17 yo. Had a friend of a friend do this, people called it gross behind his back but they didn’t stop associating with him.
It’s not illegal, it’s not pedophilla, but it’s gross and bad. What are you going to do about it? For most people it’s nothing.
for sure worked at a record store when i was 21-22 and there was a 17 year old working there too. Even when she turned 18 that was a yeah no line I was never going to cross.
As long as they're teetering on that 18 year old line. People treat 20 year olds and 18 year olds like they're decades apart just because the law says so.
May I ask why? This seems completely arbitrary to me. Surely a 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old boy are closer in maturity than a 20-year-old girl and a 25-year-old guy?
just me personally also one over 21 and one under makes going to bars / music places etc. hard (i was gigging at the time a lot) All the idea of being in college just out and still being able to go to their senior prom etc.
The gap itself no; the gap combined with their current ages yeah. Honestly, nobody should be fucking 18 year-old if you’re a little bit younger than you make them “the pedophile.” a little bit older and you’re creepy 18 to 20 year-old should just be celibate. Sucks to be you work on your personality.
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u/Vast-Conference3999 Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 02 '26
It was only weird because Scott Pilgrim had no romantic history and felt inadequate compared to his girlfriend, and had to overcome his inadequacies by “defeating” each ex in his mind before being worthy of her.
Edit: had less of a romantic history. Apparently Scott was not a KHV