But to me, I am of the mentality that age is just a number, as far as there is love, respect, and commitment then age shouldn’t be a limitation.

Agree. Age really is just a number. And limiting. I'd even say that love only really develops when you've built a strong, trusting foundation of commitment, communication, compromise and respect... age really has nothing to do with it. "Being older" doesn't necessarily mean "being wiser". It's far more important to be emotionally intelligent - something that one can develop just by being conscious of others. Pressure about age is a funny societal construct, isn't it?