I was about to end this back and forth and try to get the discussion back on track to something more constructive, but then Autumn chimed in, "What! Now who's stereotyping!" Some more laughter in the class. "Seriously! It's, like, those kinds of stupid attitudes that make girls want an older guy in the first place." "Oh, and girls are immune to being immature, huh?" came a male retort. "That's not what I meant!" Autumn defended. "It's just that… I dunno. It's so stupid how society treats relationships with, like, any kind of age gap. I mean, there's all kinds of amazing examples where, like, actual love isn't so neat and tidy…" There was an edge of seriousness in her voice that quieted the other students. They were joking; she wasn't. "Isn't that right?" she concluded, staring at me for a reply. I was a little lost in her words, knowing exactly what she was trying to say. Knowing she was really talking to me to make some kind of point. I stammered, "Uh, heh… Well, there are
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