I personally do not see the "Ewwww" factor in Lauren and DV's relationship regarding an age difference.. It really is completely within the category of personal preferences and those are as widely varying and as polar opposite of others as black is to white.. IMO it is not even a subject that is really any of any of our business..just sayin.. Due to the fact that DV is in no way involved with anything that happened to Lauren I just personally do not see that it would even be a subject of conversation.. Again ONLY my opinion..
Lauren evidently cared a great deal for this man whom she'd had a relationship with for several years{and from what I know it was a very close and special relationship to them both}.. To me I have never understood why some seemed to even have an opinion one way or the other about other people's relationships and who they personally chose to date{be it age, sex, race, religion, career choice, or otherwise}and tho I personally have not ever for whatever reasons been in a long term relationship with someone that was not in my close in age range, but know and have known many both men and women whose preference were either several years older or several years younger than their own age and from all I'ver personally witnessed it truly has had zero bearing neither positively nor negatively on whether the relationship lasted, was a positive experience, or be that it was short lived.. I've seen it run the whole gamut just as with all relationships..some good..some bad.. and some good for a while til turning sour..lol.. All the same and no matter the age range of the two involved in the relationship they have just as good chance as any in making it as a meaningful, longterm, monogamous relationship..
IMO it truly has no bearing on anything whatsoever and as evil and messed up as this world is that we live in I say, to each their own, and wherever it is and whoever it is that you can find love and happiness in and with then I am absolutely 100% all for it.. As long as the significant other treats their partner with love and respect and they together as a healthy combo, bringing up each other, rather than bringing each other down{as is seen so many times in relationships}.. In my book as long as we are talking two consenting adults that IMO is all that is even of relevance that would ever be of issue..
Other than that we are talking what is to each their own and completely a choice of personal preference..
As far as it being unusual, out of the ordinary, or something rarely seen though IMO matters not if no one else in the world is choosing to date outside of their immediate age range, even if they were the only couple ever to have chosen to do so, still wouldn't make it wrong, gross, or unacceptable.. Obviously as we all know age differences in mates has long since been nothing new to even the most conservative of people.. I'm certain many here on this board could attest to their own personal relationships that are similar in the dept of age difference between partners and that some may take offense to it being seen as "Ewwwww" that they're loved one is either several years their junior or senior..again just sayin'...
My personal opinion on Lauren and DV's relationship{which in reality is as worthless as a hill of beans..my opinion that is..lol}..But my take on it is that I am happy to know that in Lauren's short life here on this earth that she was able to find love and happiness and able to experience that awesome feeling of being "in love" with someone and the whole kit and caboodle that comes along with those awesome, unmistakable, and at times sheerly overwhelming feelings and emotions that we experience only through that deep connection, close intimacy with another human being.. I personally am so very happy that this beautifully intelligent, so very full of life and a heart that was literally born to fill someone's world with love.. It gives me great joy to know that even in her much too short life and time here on earth that at the very least this was an experience that she was able to very much share with DV.. It is sadly DV who my heart breaks for that had this wonderfully rich in all those things that truly matter in life and in a woman whose heart was as loving and giving to the point of it being a fact that is pointed out time and time again by all of those who knew her.. DV sadly is left as one of the many whose life has been irreparably stripped of someone he cared for dearly and most likely had intended to spend the rest of his life with[and yes from what I have learned of their relationship as I said it was an extremely special relationship to them both and I haven't a doubt that they both knew that they wanted to spend their lives together}. Tragically that is all gone, it is all lost, as it has all been stolen from not only DV but so very many other of Lauren's family and loved ones.. The loss of this woman's life is an infinite ripple effect that through the course of time only then will the great magnitude of that effect truly be known..