Age Differences and Daryl/Beth
Of all the reasons why Daryl and Beth might not become a couple, their age difference is the absolute dumbest and least important reason anyone could give.
First of all, Daryl's age is indeterminate. Just because YOU decided he's 40ish doesn't mean that's canon. That's what we call "headcanon," and an idiotic one at that. Yes, Norman Reedus is 45, but that has nothing to do with his character. Emily Kinney is 28, but Beth is 18. And there are many more examples of this on the show:
- Andrew Lincoln is 40, but Rick is supposed to be 31
- Lauren Cohan is 32, but Maggie is 24 on the show, 19-21 in the comics
- Sarah Wayne Callies was 33-36 when she was on the show, but Lori was 27-28 in the comics.
And the list goes on. The point is, we don't know what they actual age difference is, but there are several hints as to how old Daryl might be. Several things to take into consideration:
- In the first two seasons, Daryl's behavior was rather immature at times. Of course, that is a product of his upbringing and the influence of his brother, but a guy in his 40s would just not act like that.
- Merle is quite a bit older than Daryl (if they were only a few years apart, he probably wouldn't refer to Daryl as his "baby brother"), and Merle is most likely in his mid-40s, or very early 50s.
- Rick is an older-brother figure for Daryl (at least that's what I'm getting from the show...), which would make him older than Daryl.
Point is, Daryl is probably in his late 20s - early 30s.
And anyway, this argument about age is stupid. Beth may be 18, but mentally she's surely older. You grow up quite fast when you are constantly fighting for your life like that. Sure she has her immature moments, but so does Daryl, as I've said before. So please, if you're looking for a reason that they shouldn't be together, come up with a better one than this stupid, invalid, ageist argument.
(The same goes for people who say Carol is too old for Daryl. I don't believe their dynamic is romantic, but it has nothing to do with either of their ages.)