age is but a number

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    another thread about dating, let's dive in.
    do you believe age matters when it comes to dating? if so, what would you consider an acceptable dating age gap?
     
    I think it only matters in your teens. Like, a 15 year old and a 20 year old is obviously sleazy, but a 20 and a 25 year old is ok. 5 years is half your teens, so that's why I picked that number... Anyway. Once everyone is legal and has had some life experience, I don't think it really matters. That said, I think it says a lot about you though if you constantly go for people who you have a huge age gap with. Like if a guy significantly older always dates down, it screams man-child.
     
    Starting from 14, take the higher age, divide by 2 and add 7. In the event you date under that result, the bigger the difference, the dodgier it is. As I'm currently 23 and a half, I'd be best not going lower than 19. I can't imagine I'd see the appeal of someone just getting out of high school/sixth form as a dating partner, anyway.

    If you're under 14, just play outside for christ's sake. Plenty of time for tying yourself down to people figuratively/literally speaking in due course.
     
    It matters for me definitely. The main reason is, I feel like you relate to people closer to you in age. I can't see myself being able to hold a relationship with someone much older or much younger than me. I don't have a specific limit but I probably wouldn't date anyone more than 3 years younger than me or anyone 5 years older.
     
    wouldn't date an older man, but let's just say i've tested those waters

    no regrets
     
    It always matter, because of the age of consent. If you're within the age of consent but dating someone below it, even if he or she is a year younger, you'll get in trouble by the authorities. What would be the acceptable age gap is 18, because I follow California's laws, and we're expected that every other state and country to do the same, with the whole "converting other cultures to our own" mentality we've been having nowadays.
     
    I typically would want to date someone between 5 years younger or ~1 year older. I can't really go much younger at my age and I just wouldn't want to date someone much older than me personally.
     
    As of now, I wouldnt want to date anyone more than a year older than me, and no one in a grade lower than me. I dont want any awkwardness with upper/lower class men stuff going on. In addition, I dont want to be 18 as a senior and dating a 16 year old sophomore.

    As for when I am an adult, I guess anything within my age range. Like 29-23 if I am in college and stuff. I dont think I would want to date a girl that is significantly older than me.
     
    For relationships I always want her to be as close to my age as possible

    with guys since there's no love going on for the most part, I don't mind a bit of an age gap if he's older than me. Like, a few years at most xD
     
    As long as she's of legal age, I don't care if she's 6-8 years younger than me or 6-8 years older than me.
     
    For me, age kinda does matter at least at the moment. I say kinda because I care more about the person than their age. Age matters to me the most if they are younger, and honestly as long as the person is at least 18, that's fine by me and even then I don't want to be that much older than the person is and I really don't have a set limit (Besides 2 years younger) as of right now. As for older people, I do have somewhat of a limit, 7 years older than I am is the most I'll go easily, although if I really like the person then the most I'll go is maybe no more than 29 years older (I may lower that.).
     
    In a good few years (like 10+), dating someone 5 years younger than me wouldn't be that bad. But now, I don't think dating 12 year olds is an idea I'm too keen on.
     
    I believe that once the person has turned 20/21, it doesn't matter what the age difference is between partners in a relationship. I'd like to think that around that age is when the person can be conscientious of what they are getting themselves into (yet even that characteristic can be laughed when applied to certain people.)

    I suppose it's really a case by case basis.
     
    Lucid said:
    I think it only matters in your teens. Like, a 15 year old and a 20 year old is obviously sleazy, but a 20 and a 25 year old is ok. 5 years is half your teens, so that's why I picked that number... Anyway. Once everyone is legal and has had some life experience, I don't think it really matters. That said, I think it says a lot about you though if you constantly go for people who you have a huge age gap with. Like if a guy significantly older always dates down, it screams man-child.
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    Basically this.

    I mean, having a 20 year old dating someone who's in their forties or over is a little overboard. There's a fine line between cute couples and those that are just... no.
     
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