Originally Posted by
Frank
I think one reason it wasn't so much of a big deal at the time is that Donna wasn't written as a typical 19 year-old; the Wolfman-Perez iteration of Donna always seemed to me like she was mid-20s. She was level-headed, she had her own business, and she was often written as the voice of reason when Dick & Wally or Gar & Victor were arguing. On one hand, I personally would never have dated someone who was 19 when I was in my late 20s. On the other, Donna was written as unusually mature, and Terry was generally written as supportive and caring. Until the Lord Chaos period, anyway.