Maybe this isn’t an unpopular opinion IDK; everywhere i’ve tried to bring it up, I’ve been attacked, so I’m not sure what the consensus here is but
I don’t mean to be ignorant, but I don’t understand how this lifestyle is so acceptable? I mean I guess it’s out of some people’s control or whatever, but is building a sexual/intimate relationship on the basis of pretending to have a child and parent dynamic not like…wildly problematic?
Is age regression suggested by psychiatrists? Because I feel like childhood trauma that results in this kind of behaviour is better suited for extensive therapy, and not to be entertained and repurposed as an adult.
If someone wants to explain it to me, I will be open minded..but for now I just don’t see myself in a world where it’s not extremely weird and borderline pedophilic? Like, what is the acceptable and appropriate context? Can that exist?
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People with severe trauma who age regress do it involuntarily as a trauma response. This isn’t a choice, it is generally that their mind takes them back to a developmental stage where they felt safer, and usually stems from childhood specific trauma. It is a completely different thing to sexual “age regression” in which the dynamic is roleplayed not a genuine headspace someone goes into.
Age regression is usually not sexual. It’s reverting back to a time in your life where you either felt safer or felt like you never got to finish the experience.
To me, it’s acceptable as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone else. The best comparison I can think of is using a baby swing at a park vs using a children’s swing at a park. One will break the equipment and make it unusable for those it’s intended for, the other will probably not do much to the equipment (although you have to be realistic, of course. A 100 pound adult will fit very differently than a 400 pound one).
I think you’re thinking of age play not age regression.
Didn’t understand OP’s question. Are you referring to in a relationship one partner intentionally act like a lot younger than their age or are you referring to some people like dating people who are much younger or older than themselves?