How Young Is Too Young?

[Maritime Q-Scout]

conversely how old is too old?

When dating, or looking for someone to date, how much does age factor into your decisions, or did it factor into your decision?

There's the old addage "half your age plus seven" however that number would constantly change as the years went on. If you were 100 you could date a 57 year old. That means there is a sliding scale, which I'd agree with, if you're 35 dating a 31 yr old wouldn't be weird, but 18 dating 14 would be.


What would you say the socially acceptable range would be?

[jroc]

exactly what you said: half your age, plus 7

[jroc]

Originally Posted by fotze

The ole adage "If they're old enough to pee they're old enough for me" has never been a bad rule of thumb.

haha
so if i see you pushing around a stroller, should i assume it's your child? or perhaps your girlfriend?

[jolinar of malkshor]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

conversely how old is too old?

When dating, or looking for someone to date, how much does age factor into your decisions, or did it factor into your decision?

There's the old addage "half your age plus seven" however that number would constantly change as the years went on. If you were 100 you could date a 57 year old. That means there is a sliding scale, which I'd agree with, if you're 35 dating a 31 yr old wouldn't be weird, but 18 dating 14 would be.


What would you say the socially acceptable range would be?

I have no problem with people dating others if they are over 18. People under 18 then thats where it should be age appropriate.

[Cheese]

LOL...why should age matter as long as both are above the age of consent?

My wife is 12.5 years younger than I am and we get along famously.
Age doesnt matter....love does.

[Superflyer]

Originally Posted by jroc

exactly what you said: half your age, plus 7

Woo Hoo I can go after those young 21 year olds.

But I think that any age is OK as long as it is "Legal"

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by jroc

exactly what you said: half your age, plus 7

I'm only 8 years old and the 11 year olds will have nothing to do with me. Maybe I'll explain this rule to them.

[algernon]

After spending a couple of years in small-town Saskatchewan as a 14/17/and 20 year old, I am 100% against 28 year old 'dudes' dating 13&14 year old girls.

I don't know why these cute girls couldn't ask themselves this one question:
WHY IS THIS BE-MULLETED, CAMERO-DRIVIN', J0GGING PANT/ZUBAZ-WEARING "WINNER" DATING ME, AND NOT 'WOMEN' HIS OWN AGE?, and tune in to the fact that they were being used(and abused).

Present day: as I am now 28, I think I'd be wondering what I'd be doing dating a 21 yr old. But that's just me.

*The post above is my opinion, not necessarily yours-flame away if you must*

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Cheese

LOL...why should age matter as long as both are above the age of consent?

My wife is 12.5 years younger than I am and we get along famously.
Age doesnt matter....love does.

Perfectally said.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by algernon

After spending a couple of years in small-town Saskatchewan as a 14/17/and 20 year old, I am 100% against 28 year old 'dudes' dating 13&14 year old girls.

I don't know why these cute girls couldn't ask themselves this one question:
WHY IS THIS BE-MULLETED, CAMERO-DRIVIN', J0GGING PANT/ZUBAZ-WEARING "WINNER" DATING ME, AND NOT 'WOMEN' HIS OWN AGE?, and tune in to the fact that they were being used(and abused).

Present day: as I am now 28, I think I'd be wondering what I'd be doing dating a 21 yr old. But that's just me.

*The post above is my opinion, not necessarily yours-flame away if you must*

You don't have to have spent time in Saskatchewan to know that 28 year-old men who "date" 14 year-old girls should be shot.

[Table 5]

like grandpa said, if there's grass on the field, play ball!

p.s i am joking, don't get ######ed on me.

p.p.s i'm not making fun of actual ######s ok?

[algernon]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

You don't have to have spent time in Saskatchewan to know that 28 year-old men who "date" 14 year-old girls should be shot.

You are probably right. It happens in most small towns, according to most small town people I've talked to about the issue. I just can't get why the local cops don't step in when they have one of these creeps yarded over for whatever and he tells them 'she's my GF'.

[Maritime Q-Scout]

Originally Posted by algernon

You are probably right. It happens in most small towns, according to most small town people I've talked to about the issue. I just can't get why the local cops don't step in when they have one of these creeps yarded over for whatever and he tells them 'she's my GF'.

While we could get into a debate about the legal age of consent, and small town issues... let's not lose focus of the actual topid at hand ... ME

I'm looking for reasons for me to justify opening my age window for dating, there's the crux of the thread

[algernon]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

While we could get into a debate about the legal age of consent, and small town issues... let's not lose focus of the actual topid at hand ... ME

I'm looking for reasons for me to justify opening my age window for dating, there's the crux of the thread

Well... My thought is... if she's 'old enough' then, you go by the "is she too dumb for me"? if so date for a short while. If "she's as smart as me", then perfect. If she's smarter... well, never found that yet. HAHA! Stupid girls.

[Superflyer]

Originally Posted by algernon

Present day: as I am now 28, I think I'd be wondering what I'd be doing dating a 21 yr old. But that's just me.

*The post above is my opinion, not necessarily yours-flame away if you must*

Not sure if you were talking about my above comment but I am 28 as well and I think that I am starting to get to the point where if I was to go to the bar and look for 20 and 21 year olds then I might be that creapy guy at the bar.

[Superflyer]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

While we could get into a debate about the legal age of consent, and small town issues... let's not lose focus of the actual topid at hand ... ME

I'm looking for reasons for me to justify opening my age window for dating, there's the crux of the thread

The voices in my head are telling me not to ask but I only listen to them when I am drinking, so here goes. How old are you and what age range are you looking at?

[FireFly]

Also depends where you are in life and what you're looking for...

As a 25 year old female, I'm looking to find "The One" and start a family. As such, I'm probably not going to find that person in the 18-20 year old range. Anything younger is just yucky at this stage in life. If he doesn't need to shave, he's too young.

Conversely, most 45 year old men are done having kids and don't want to start a family or have another family...

IMO, it's also different for men and women. Women tend to go for older men who are ready to have families while men will go for women who are young and fertile. But again, that'll depend on what the person is looking for out of life. A 30 year old man who wants kids likely won't look at 40 year old women about to hit menopause...

Anyways, I'd say there's about a 15-20 year age range around your age that will vary depending on how old you are. (EG: a 25 year old will look to those 5 years younger and up to 15 years older.) Or at least that's how I'm trying to find someone to love. Give or take.

[photon]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

I'm looking for reasons for me to justify opening my age window for dating, there's the crux of the thread

Looking to rationalize already??

[FireFly]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

While we could get into a debate about the legal age of consent, and small town issues... let's not lose focus of the actual topid at hand ... ME

I'm looking for reasons for me to justify opening my age window for dating, there's the crux of the thread

Well, you're 24, almost 25. I'd suggest that you can date an 18 year old, but I'd have to question why you're doing it. 18 year old girls are really not as mature as they like to think they are... do you want to know about her (high school/university) classes and that bitch who keeps giving her the eye? Not all girls are like that, granted, and that's why I said you need to question why you want to date someone that young. It's a totally different state of mind in high school and the first couple years of U. I would suggest you stick to people 20 and over, perhaps up to 35 or so... At least that's what I'm doing.

[habernac]

when my wife and I started dating I was 28 and she was 20. 8 years later we're still together, married for 3 and have a baby boy. Age is a relative thing.