Due to this skill, he doesn't really get to know people or want to have relationships with people because he just reads their minds and understands them. When he first sees Bella in the cafeteria, he becomes very confused because he cannot read her thoughts. Because Bella is his exception, he must find other ways to know her better and other ways to protect her. When Bella discovers that Edward can read minds, he explains, "I can read every mind in this room except yours." There is... money. Sex. Money. Sex. Cat... And then you, nothing. It's very frustrating. The fact that he can read minds should make any normal person uncomfortable, but it almost makes Bella more intrigued by Edward. Edward and Bella have a very big age difference. Technically Edward is 17 but he was born in 1901 which makes him 107 and their age difference is 90 years. It's very illegal and also frowned upon in today's society, but people always say that "age is not a number" but they push it. Because Edward has lived more than 100 years, he is very mature and very old-fashioned. Bella has a very old soul and is also very mature for her age, which makes them the perfect couple. But because of this large age gap, many people hate both movies and movies.