But you said you find these relationships "disturbing" BBW. You then go on to say that you have no more hangups "than any of the rest of you".
You clearly do-about this issue. There is no problem with having a different opinion, but be prepared to back it up instead of making vague statements about it being "disturbing". Clearly, you are in the minority here, what you say doesn't seem to be logical to me.
As for the older man always going for a younger woman thing, that's a generalisation that, at least in my father's case doesn't stand up to further scrutiny. Funnily enough, his first wife was 8 years older than him, she messed around on him, left him with their two children in England and went back to Ireland and took up with someone else etc etc. They did remain on good terms over the years.
Perhaps you would say this proves your point-perhaps he went out with my mum just because she was young or whatever, after his experiences.
What I think his case highlights is the human element of all this. Your stereotype of the seedy older man and vulnerable younger woman (my take on what you said) just doesn't stack up. You are missing the human experience, the individuality, of all these relationships. My mum and dad met and fell in love, it really is that boring.