I was 21 going on 22
he had just turned 29
as much as we loved and cared for each other, I still had to go and live out my twenties. By the time we broke up, we had spent almost 2 years together then.
We reunited at the tail end of my twenties and it was a lot better in terms of understanding each other's positions in life in general. We ended up splitting again due to communication issues the 2nd time which were totally unrelated to the age gap.

Now that I'm 30, I'd only be adverse to that big of a gap again if there was a big difference in lifestyles. I'm not clubbing 24/7 but I still like to grab a drink, maybe hit a gallery, definitely hit up a hip-hop show and my next SO needs to be compatible with that.