I genuinely wonder if my mom knows how big my relationship age gap is. She was gossiping about a friend's kid, tut-tutting about the fact he wants to date someone's 23 yo daughter at 30.
It actually clicks into place, because I sourced my lady via dad & his buddy, I think the boys all just stayed quiet about it, so now the shoe's just waiting to drop at the first person in the community to hear her gossiping about someone else's kid and say "yeah but isn't that what one of your kids did? They literally moved in together....."
Most everything about dating in your community is a positive, but the negatives include the fact your laundry is aired for all to see, and you have very little control over your personal info.