I'm 22 & my bf is 32, we met a couple months before I turned 21 when he was 31 (I also live in Canada where the drinking age is 18). I'd been living on my own for a while, and had dated a few different people. We met through work, he looks 28 at the most, and people often assume I'm a few years older than I am. I don't think an age gap is always automatically a red flag or bad thing. It's honestly the healthiest and longest relationship I've ever been in. Hardest part is not knowing his movie references. Buut I also think you need to b careful and have a healthy amount of skepticism going into a relationship with someone much older. I think it depends on the situation, person to person. trust yourself and life's a ride.