Take a look at Hollywood and you'll find a number of couples in age gap relationships, from George and Amal Clooney to Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas.

But in day-to-day life, dating someone relatively younger or older than you can often be met with judgment.

In fact, studies have found that couples with more than a 10-year age gap experience social disapproval.

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But despite the criticism, dating someone outside of your age bracket does come with its advantages. For some, it’s the comfort of maturity, while for others it’s the excitement of feeling young and free-spirited even as you age.

To find out exactly what it’s like to be in an age-gap relationship,Mamamiaasked 14 couples to share the benefits and challenges of being with someone who isn't the same age as them.

Here’s what they said.

'We have definitely received judgemental comments about him being my dad or grandfather.' — Corinne, 22 years difference.

"My husband is 22 years older than me. We have been together 10 years and married for five. We have definitely received judgement, like comments that 'I’m a gold digger' and about him being my dad or grandfather. But honestly, it really doesn’t matter to me as I married my best friend. His kids are my age and we are all such close friends. We honestly laugh that I’m the step mum! Love is what it is, and it works for us!"

"My husband is 60 and I am 46. We met when I was 24 and he was 38 when I started at a new workplace and he was my supervisor. It was very tricky at first. When we first got together, there was judgement because I think the age difference was visible as I was fairly young looking and he looked older. Now, fewer people are aware that there is much of a difference.

"The benefits are that he was well established financially when we got together and we could buy a house quickly and be financially stable. He was able to support us while I did further study. However, we did have kids earlier than I planned because he was older and now he is slowing down a bit when I still have a long time in my career. I have made sure I have a plan to support myself in retirement if he is not around."

"Our age gap started to affect our relationship when he retired." — Joanne, 27 years difference.

"He is 80 I am 53. We met at work 30 years ago, and we've been married for 25 years. For the first part of our marriage, there was no issue with our age difference, we loved each other and that’s all that mattered. Our age gap started to affect our relationship when he retired just over 10 years ago. I am still out and about mixing with people and working, and he has become a recluse at home not wanting to see anyone except family. I get along very well with his children who are only a few years younger than me.

"We received plenty of judgement about our age difference but I always brushed it off it was none of their business. Now, the big challenge in our relationship is him being exceptionally needy and not wanting me to go anywhere or do anything."

"I ended things because he wanted to settle down and I thought he needed to live life a little before that happened." — Michelle, nine years difference.

"We met originally when I was 31 and he was 22. We were together for 18 months until I ended things as although he said he wanted to settle down, I thought he needed to live life a little before that happened. Fast forward to three years ago, we ended up reuniting at ages 36 and 27 and are now engaged and have two beautiful children together.

"The age difference, now we are older, feels irrelevant and we have encountered very little judgement of our relationship. It's less common to see an older woman and a younger man, so some raise an eyebrow if they don't know us but once they've spent time with us, they see how well suited we are to each other. We also have some laughs when I talk about TV shows I watched as a child before he was born."

"I’ve definitely got engaged sooner than I thought I would as he is older." — Maddi, 13 years difference.

"I’m 22 and my fiancé is 35. We met when I was 19 and he was 32, so we’ve been together for three years after meeting at a pub. The gap has never fazed me, but at first, it was something which kind of came up a lot and made it hard for us to tell our families. However, it turns out they were totally okay with it — they could see how happy we were and knew that we were well matched in every other way.

"I’ve definitely got engaged sooner than I thought I would and will probably have kids like five to 10 years earlier than I had initially planned as he is older and more financially stable. I sometimes feel like I will be the first of my friends always going through milestones, and it’s rushed my life timeline a bit. I’m also scared to be working for 10 to 15 years longer than him and him potentially being old and sick when I am younger.

"In the first few years, the age difference had a huge effect on my self-esteem." — Lauren, 11 years difference.

“We started dating when I was 20 and he was 31. We did long distance for one-and-a-half years (Perth to Brisbane), and now live in Brisbane. We have been together for six-and-a-half years and married for nearly two of those. In the first few years, it had a huge effect on my self-esteem. I was only 20, lived at home, hadn’t been to uni yet… he had travelled, lived overseas, had an established and successful career, had more sexual experiences, was very confident. I felt BORING and STUPID.

"Not anymore though! We don’t even notice the age gap and he has always treated me as an equal, even in the earliest stages of our relationship.

"I think his family were a bit unsure when they first heard he was dating a 20-year-old, but they could see very early on how compatible we were."

"It did make things harder at times, especially when people asked if he was my son." — Bridget, 13 years difference.

"I was in a relationship for about two years with a guy who was 13 years younger than me. I was 34, and he was 21 when we met on a cattle station. We didn't really get together at first because we were so worried about the judgement. Yet in the end, he convinced me to ignore the comments.

"The age gap did make things harder at times, especially when people asked if he was my son… The thing to remember I guess about these relationships is that often it's about the connection people have. Sam and I just kind of clicked…

"He passed away about four years ago in an accident... I don't know if we would have lasted or if the judgement from the Greek Chorus would have gotten to us eventually. I am so glad I got to be with him though, he was such a good guy. When I asked him if the age gap bothered him his response was, 'You were just born earlier then me, I can't do anything about that, why should I suffer for something I have no control over.'"

"I love that he knows what he wants in life… Not many guys my age are settled in their lives and career." — Kate, 11 years difference.

"He is 11 years older than me and we have been together for two years. I often forget we have an age difference. We never run out of things to talk about, I love that he’s wise and I can discuss anything with him. The only time I really notice a difference is when he references older actors or old movies I haven’t seen..."

"I love that he knows what he wants in life and has an established career and has himself sorted. Not many guys my age are settled in their lives and career, they generally have a lot of growing up to do still. If you love someone never worry about age, it’s really just a number. Don’t let that stop you meeting the love of your life.”