Love has no Age.

(Edited because Kikimm made a very good point: This is for guys AND girls!)

I forgot to Post this Thread earlier on when I made the Showers one. I'd love to know some opinions on this from you guys.

This afternoon I saw one of my friends from way back. I hadn't seen him for a couple of months and it was good bumping into him again and catching up on old times. It also gave me the chance to call his girlfriend a baby-napper and cradle-snatcher :chuckle:

My friend is 23 years old and his girlfriend is a staggering 41 years old! :eek: That's like, an 18 years age gap! Seeing as this is in London, she is quite literally old enough to be his Momma. I don't know what she sees in him but I know what he sees in her :chuckle: I think he might even be a little bit in love with her. They've been dating for about a year or so.

Devil Man's question is simple this time around. What's the maximum number of years someone could be older then you before you say, 'No way! You're far too old to be dating me!'

I am in my twenties, and I'm a guy, so I'd say 5-7 years is my absolute limit. A girl could be 5-7 years older then me before I'd say, 'Noooooooo'!

What about you guys? There's a poll up there too, so feel free to click on an option :)

Oh, and for those that are in commited relationships or have got a wife/husband... pretend your single for this Thread :love: Devil Man grants you a temporary divorce.

I'm more....okay with guys being older than I am with them being younger. Even though you never mentioned that. ;P (Oh I meant you never mentioned them being younger!) I wouldn't date someone who was 2 years younger. Although I'd probably go...4 years older. At the most. 3 is best. I'd have to be completely infatuated to go 4.

Hugh Hefner is my idol. :jokey:

I dated a 52-year-old. That's a year older than my father.

None of those options is acceptable.
Here's the rule:
Take your age
Divide by two
Add seven.
There, that's your answer.
*Note: This does not work if you are under 15.

I would say stick to within a year or two up to the age of 21. After that who cares. It's about mental maturity not age.

My boyfriend right now is 2 years older than me. That's my limit now, however, I've dated guys 5 years older than me before. Was it dumb? Yes, and I'd have to be TOTALLY in love to date someone that much older ever again...though I don't see me breaking up with Alan EVER, sorry guys! :rolleyes:

Seeing as I'm about 115(Died in '91), I'm very picky.

I was debating this just last night, How many years is too far apart, not taking into consideration maturity. I'd say 5-10 ignoring maturity levels. But since I only like nerdy guys 2-3. You have to be on my level. My boyfriend's my age.

Right now in my life 2-3 years is the limit since I'm 20, so anything beyond that goes into potentially illegal territory. As I get older, provided I haven't already married, I'm sure my range will increase.

Age means quite little to me. I'd date anyone my age and up. Not anyone younger (12 and under) because I feel it's too young if you're not really even a teen yet, that age is too naturally impressionable and naive. It wouldn't feel right. I'm sure most of you would agree.

True love is blind. But I (personally) would probably only go for someone within four years.

19 and 24, is the furthest I've been being on the younger side. I also look like I'm in my 30's, so when i'm with an older lady, it looks better.

I think that when you get older, the range increases. When I was 16, I didn't want to touch anyone who was 1 or 2 older than me. Now, it happens all the time.

i usually see girls who are a year or two younger than myself...it's hard to find anyone younger that i'm even remotely compatible with beyond small talk. i'm 24 so it only gets better from here i think

I don't think I'd be able to date a guy much younger than me. I just like older guys, I'm attracted to them more. I don't think I'd be able to date a guy more than 3 or 4 years older than me, right now. Anything more than that would be a bit wrong for me personally.

my ex was 11 months younger then me.

I don't think love has no age, but yeah, it depends on the situation

7-9 years, but even that's pushing it.

The age gap with me has only been off by a few months for the most part. Three years would be the cutoff for me though.

Currently, I'd only date someone my age to three or four years older. When I get older, I'll probably let the age gap widen,

Since I'm 20, going too many years down is troubletown. I would go quite a few older though, probably up to 35 or so. Hell, if he was rich I'd date him if he was 90.

10+ years, but not because I'm not fussy...it's because I feel complete around him.

I could not be more fussy, really. That's why I can't find anyone my own age. Except Lunar, who I spend most of my time in.

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Originally Posted by roto13-ness

I could not be more fussy, really. That's why I can't find anyone my own age. Except Lunar, who I spend most of my time in.

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Oh, get a room.

My boyfriend is 3 1/2 years younger than I am. I'm 22 and he's 19. When we started dating, I was 20 and he was 17. It's only ever felt slightly weird, and only at the beginning of our relationship; honestly it feels like we're the same age. *shrugs*

Not only that, but basically all the guys (with one exception) that I've ever had serious crushes on have been at least a year younger than me, and all my close friends are considerably younger than me as well.

It works out though, since I both act younger than I really am, and look younger than I really am (most people, when asked to guess my age, guess 16-17.)

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I'd totally have a sixty-something-year-old sugar daddy. Sounds hot! It's too late for me though. *sigh*

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My boyfriend is 3 1/2 years younger than I am. I'm 22 and he's 19. When we started dating, I was 20 and he was 17. It's only ever felt slightly weird, and only at the beginning of our relationship; honestly it feels like we're the same age. *shrugs*

Not only that, but basically all the guys (with one exception) that I've ever had serious crushes on have been at least a year younger than me, and all my close friends are considerably younger than me as well.

It works out though, since I both act younger than I really am, and look younger than I really am (most people, when asked to guess my age, guess 16-17.)

:choc2:

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StephaNick again makes me awwww. ;__; <3

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StephaNick again makes me awwww. ;__; <3

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Aww, I'm glad ^^;;

Meh, I'm not sure I can put a hard limit on it. I mean, if I go ahead and say five years, what happens if I meet someone with seven years difference? *Shrugs* In practical terms, I doubt I'll be in a situation to date anyone more than two or three years outside my own age though. (Two or three years younger is almost certain to be the best pickin's for me as well, due to being a little older than most at college.)

I think yourage /2 +6 works fine. Assuming both parts are through puberty.

I think putting a mathematical forumla on love is silly.

I'm not putting a mathematical formula on love, I'm putting a mathematical formula on what I'd consider "normal" age gaps. Saying "20 years" or "5 years" is just silly, because age differences get less and less important the older you get. The age difference between a 60 and a 70 year old is a lot less than the age difference between 20 and 30. Or lol, 10 and 20.

To be honest though, I don't really care how big the age gap is, as long as they're both past the age of consent.

So in ten thousand years we're going to have people asking like "I've met this amazing guy, he's 9,974 years old, but I'm only 23! What do I do?"

I'm 19, and I would date a ~25 year old guy at highest. ^_^ I said 5-7 years.

However, for younger guys... I would NOT go lower than 19. 19 is okay if he's older than me. If he's younger than me, even by like a month, that's pretty iffy. 18 is just, no xD

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Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF

So in ten thousand years we're going to have people asking like "I've met this amazing guy, he's 9,974 years old, but I'm only 23! What do I do?"

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Hawt.

Well, I'm 19 and the youngest I'd date is 18, maybe 17. The oldest I'd date would be around 22. So yeah, it's about 2/3 year difference for me I guess.

Love may not have an age but the law sure as hell does. As long as they are legal, I could really care less.

Well after Hugh Hef no ones really cared. But who wouldn't want to do what he does?

anything above 5 years would start getting creepy to me...unless your jensen ackles and your 14 years older then me thats fine...OOH and it has to be Him older i cant stand being oldest!

Love never exist in the first place.

i am 20 and could see myself with someone 27 or so, but as the pole says, that's pushing it.

I'm 22, and my boyfriend just turned 20 on Wednsday. :)

So, I guess I have a 2 and a half year buffer either way...all of my boyfriends have been younger than me.

I went on a few dates with a 26 year old when I was 19. So that's 7, but honestly, I could never initiate a relationship with that much of an age gap. In this case I just didn't say no. I think my relationship gap, currently, is 3 years older and 2 years younger. Emphasis on the word relationship.

>>> +2 and -10.. I doubt I have a chance with any age anyways..

Ideally the same age, I suppose a couple maybe three years wouldn't hurt

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Originally Posted by Christmas

Love never exist in the first place.

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Sure it does. Its like hate plus sex.

My rule used to be that they had to be within 25% of my age for me to go out with them, but then I met Danielle and broke that rule 'cause I couldn't figure out any other reason not to go out with her. So, with that being said, noting I'm 22...

Too old? I'm not into older women in general. 24 is probably pushing it with me.
Too young? So long as they're legal and it doesn't weird you out then I guess it's up to you. But, uh, try not to get too far out of it. The youngest a girl could be for me to go out with her is 16 years old - Danielle's age and the legal age for consent in the UK & NZ and therefore in my head, it's also the legal age.

When I'm 30, I wouldn't hook up with a 16 year old though. It'd probably be more like 23-33 at that point. Hopefully I won't have to think too hard on it though.

Until 7 years i think, I use to hang out with a guy who had 23 and I'm 17 and we were perfect friends and somehoe we were also a very good couple...

5 years and 14 days. Not a day older than that!

And I've never ever ever wanted or even considered going out with someone less than a few months younger than me. The idea never used to cross my mind.

I was in a relationship with a girl younger than me... She's fourteen, and I'm eighteen next month. I always felt guilty about being with her, and it never worked anyway. It certainly wouldn't work now as we're both back at school/college and therefore would only be able to see each other on Saturdays (she's quite far from me).

I doesn't matter. True love is blind - so if you're really in love with someone age should not be a problem. I mean, I have a friend who is 18 and his girlfriend is 29. When I first found out about it I was like: "Eeeh, it may be pushing the limit... just a bit," but now I'm fine with it. If it works for them and they're happy then I cannot see why I should have a problem with it.

If true love was really blind there would be a lot more happy ugly people.

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Originally Posted by Breine

True love is blind.

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Eww. That's so disgustingly cheesy and untrue. :p

True love is blind, but only to certain things. It just means that you don't see some bad things about someone that you would see if you were not in love with them. Some bad things. Not all.

I prefer the phrase love makes you blind.

... and retarded.

Meh, love schmove. I can't be bothered with the hassle of even trying anymore. The one relationship I thought was going to last went pretty wrong, so screw it. I think many people seek love because they're expected to. I'm tired of living up to society/life/family's expectations.

I give myself + and - 44 year boundaries (that's 44 years either way) :jess: That means I will date people who are 60 or -28. Man, those unborn things :jokey:

Until the age of 18 +- two years sound fine, after 20 and older, age doesn't matter.

If I fall in love I don't care about the age difference. Yes if I dated a guy thats 80 that would be a bit dosgy but age never matters. Its the person that you're in love with that does ^^

Although saying that I have never dated anyone more then 3 years older then me.

dating is for chumps anyway...i'm going to get one of those mail-order brides someday

My last boyfriend was 3 years older, so age isnt that much of a problem. 4-5 years would be my limit, ish.
It all changes once you get past teenage years, though. Age dosn't become an issue.

well, when i was 18 i dated a 23 year old... and thats as bad as im about to go. my last boyfriend was my age and i prefer it that way.

society is the only thing that really bothers me about. mental-maturity wise, as far as i'm willing to go is 4 years either way at the moment

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Originally Posted by abrojtm

None of those options is acceptable.
Here's the rule:
Take your age
Divide by two
Add seven.
There, that's your answer.
*Note: This does not work if you are under 15.

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That's a good point, but then again, love is love, it has no age.

I wanted to make this thread. :(

I'm okay with having a girlfriend with a 2-3 year gap. (even though I accidentally voted for 4-5 years)

I go by the 3 year rule as of now, but as I grow older the gap may widen.

This is my lover:

http://www.physio-line.co.uk/acatalog/mr%20thrifty.jpg

He's quiet and shy. He's 400 years old, but I love him anyway.

[leeza]*snip*

No. ~ Leeza[/leeza]

I said 4-5 years since my boyfriend is a little less than 4 years older than me. :) We met when I was a freshman in high school, but didn't start dating till I was a freshman in college.

Kinda depends.. what age u are...

Age of both parties does matter, as Rosenti said.

If the girl is 13 and the guy is 18, that's a problem. >_<;

It makes me sick to see 40 year old guys with 20 year old girls but that ain´t my problem.

Myself? I prefer to date girls my own age or maybe a year older.

PS. Love does have an age.

That's why we celebrate anniversaries!

Love is not something that has any rules, or boundaries.

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Originally Posted by Alive-Man

Love is not something that has any rules, or boundaries.

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Nor is it a game to be won...

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Originally Posted by exit60b

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Originally Posted by Alive-Man

Love is not something that has any rules, or boundaries.

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Nor is it a game to be won...

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It defies logic, and conventions...and generally, rational thought too...