NicoThePinkUnicorn 
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Comparing griffon years to dragon years, for one thing, is difficult to do without any reference because it seems like age depends on the species. In human years, it looks like Spike would only be 5 years younger than Twilight and maybe Rarity, given that he hatched when Twilight was trying to get into Celestia's school. However, that's not the case, as Spike goes through puberty waaaay later in season 8, which he would've gone through much earlier if Twilight's age is anything to go by.
It's possible that griffons age like ponies, given that Gilda seems to be about the same age as Rainbow Dash both in the flashback of The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone AND in Gilda's regular age in the series. However, we don't really have a clear point on how old Gabby is. The only real indicator is that she has a job, indicating that she at least could be a teenager. Considering her personality and the way she's been linked with other younger characters as equals (like the CMC), to me, it comes across as Gabby could be around Spike's age, somewhere from pre-teens to late teens. But again, her age is up-to-interpretation given the information the show gives us, so it's different than how Rarity is clearly and undisputibly an adult since the beginning of the series 'cause she's had a successful business since even before the show started.
It's crazy how you Spike shippers keep saying 'Nobody gives a damn about a fictional character's age' when there are clearly people who do, and not just paranoid people. How do you avoid the elephant in the room is just beyond me.
Loving fan and shipper
Comparing griffon years to dragon years, for one thing, is difficult to do without any reference because it seems like age depends on the species. In human years, it looks like Spike would only be 5 years younger than Twilight and maybe Rarity, given that he hatched when Twilight was trying to get into Celestia's school. However, that's not the case, as Spike goes through puberty waaaay later in season 8, which he would've gone through much earlier if Twilight's age is anything to go by.
It's possible that griffons age like ponies, given that Gilda seems to be about the same age as Rainbow Dash both in the flashback of The Lost Treasure of Griffonstone AND in Gilda's regular age in the series. However, we don't really have a clear point on how old Gabby is. The only real indicator is that she has a job, indicating that she at least could be a teenager. Considering her personality and the way she's been linked with other younger characters as equals (like the CMC), to me, it comes across as Gabby could be around Spike's age, somewhere from pre-teens to late teens. But again, her age is up-to-interpretation given the information the show gives us, so it's different than how Rarity is clearly and undisputibly an adult since the beginning of the series 'cause she's had a successful business since even before the show started.
It's crazy how you Spike shippers keep saying 'Nobody gives a damn about a fictional character's age' when there are clearly people who do, and not just paranoid people. How do you avoid the elephant in the room is just beyond me.