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Goldbach conjecture and the representation number

Let $g(2n)$ be the number of representations of $2n=p+q$ with primes $p$ and $q$. Many people have asked whether $g(2n) \ge 2$ when $2n = p+q$ for some primes $p$ and $q$. That is, does $g(2n) \ge 1$ imply $g(2n) \ge 2$? From the famous Goldbach Comet, it looks probable although it was not yet proved.

Now, what can we say about the following weaker problem?

For any sufficiently large prime $p$, is there a prime $q$ such that $p+q$ has another representation $p' + q'$?