'Good Luck Chuck' Actor Sparks Age Gap Dating Debate
Amidst his wedding announcement, fans became skeptical about the relationship timeline.
As the news of his wedding breaks, Good Luck Chuck actor Dane Cook re-sparks the infamous age gap dating debate via social media.
After meeting six years ago, Cook and long-time partner Kelsi Taylor wed in Hawaii. “We chose Hawaii because it has such a special place in our hearts and our relationship,” Cook told People. ”It was one of the first trips we ever went on together and we continue to go back often. It’s such an oasis, and we couldn’t be more excited to have spent our wedding week surrounded by the beauty of Oahu.”
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The couple’s happy news is not resonating with the public, however, as the couple has a substantial age gap dates back to Taylor’s teens. Cook, now 51, met Taylor who’s now 24 years old, when she was 18, according to the timeline Cook revealed. Immediately, TikTok and Twitter users began questioning the dynamic. “Can’t pull women his age,” one Twitter user wrote while another chimed in with “Sad!!”
Age gap dating became a sore subject after musician Billie Eilish began dating her favorite musician Jesse Rutherford, 11 years her senior. At the same time, Leonardo DiCaprio’s affinity for 25-years-old’s went from a quietly discussed occurrence to a trending topic. Ironically, data from match‘s 2022 Singles in America study revealed this wasn’t just a celebrity trend, but was applicable to everyday people, too. So much so that we learned that “half your age plus three” was a rule of thumb for age gap dating.
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