January 18, 2004, 04:34
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Do You Date Younger Or Older Than You
For a while I was dating women older than me by 6 years or more. Well now I've taken a radical departure and I am now dating someone 11 years younger than me. I'm 29 and she is 18. She graduated highschool at 17 and has been in college for the past year. Her mom isnt so keen on the idea and as of yet I have not met her. I can see where that will be a challenge, but she is worth it.
What is your comfort zone with age? I'm just interested in the range of opinion and experience here with sigificant age difference.
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January 18, 2004, 04:59
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Not much experience. All of my girlfriends tend to be 2-3 years consistently younger than me. I have dated a woman a year older, but that's unusual for me.
I won't date much more than 3 years in either direction, but I suppose that's more of a function of my age than anything else.
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January 18, 2004, 05:05
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Older. 
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January 18, 2004, 05:11
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Originally posted by monkspider
Older.
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I found that dating older did have its share of unique pleasures. 
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January 18, 2004, 05:15
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Everyone I've ever been involved with was younger, but none by more than 2 years.
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January 18, 2004, 05:25
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Would you date someone that was significantly younger or be hesistent.
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January 18, 2004, 05:25
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I'd be comfortable with an age-range of 20-26. Beyond that, it would strongly depend on the other person's maturity. An 18 year old who could pass for a 20-something might be ok. A 30 year old who acts like a grumpy, frizzled old man wouldn't get far with me. I'd want someone who'd act MY age (23 this coming April...or 2 years from death according to Asher  ) or at least close to it.
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January 18, 2004, 05:29
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Well the first time I saw her I thought she was 23-24ish. Stunned to find out she was 18 but we hit it off and plus we have some common life experiences that have aged us both.
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January 18, 2004, 05:32
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Originally posted by Sprayber
Would you date someone that was significantly younger or be hesistent.
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I'm 33. As long as they were over 20 I wouldn't be bothered.
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January 18, 2004, 05:35
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I've only dated younger before, 3 years younger to be precise. The one I'm interested in now though appears to be around my age.
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January 18, 2004, 05:41
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I'm nearly, as a rough guide I'd go down to 16 and up to about 30. I prefer older women (<30) anyway. Experience is great, up until things start succumbing to gravity...
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January 18, 2004, 05:45
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I can only remember dating a woman my age one or two times. It's just that those my age usually have kids already and a very involved ex. I once jokely told my mom that in order to find a girl that hadnt been married or have kids I'd have to get one when they were 18. At the time I had no intention 
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January 18, 2004, 05:47
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I'm nearly, as a rough guide I'd go down to 16 and up to about 30. I prefer older women (<30) anyway. Experience is great, up until things start succumbing to gravity...
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Well 18 is as low as I would ever go.
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January 18, 2004, 06:00
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Hmm. Same age or younger is how it turns out, though that's just how it turned out.
Current BF is roughly two years younger.
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January 18, 2004, 06:15
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Current gf is four years older, is working out well since I have to deal with so much immaturity at work that I don't think I could deal with it after work too.
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January 18, 2004, 06:16
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I guess I'm the only cradle robber here. 
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January 18, 2004, 06:56
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Current trend is roughly two years older than me. At 19 years old, I wouldn't really go any younger than a year and probably no older than 25.
Though truth be told, at this point in my dating career, I'd be glad to have a date with anyone.
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January 18, 2004, 07:21
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Anywhere between 25 to 40 
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January 18, 2004, 07:25
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January 18, 2004, 08:23
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I've gone eleven years older and six years younger. After going older a couple of times I now prefer younger. Older women have some issues that I'm not interested in dealing with.
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January 18, 2004, 09:47
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Usually it would be same age, with a comfort zone of up to two years younger, or up to one year older. Being only 20, any younger than my lower limit means trouble, and I guess the smaller margin with the upper limit is a part of my upbringing seeing as how my father is two years older than my mother and I guess I just grew up believing that to be the norm to such an extent that despite the fact that I know better now, its become somewhat of an instinct.
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January 18, 2004, 09:50
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I'm 24. Currently dating a 29 year old and a 19 year old.
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January 18, 2004, 10:00
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Younger, better bodies and more 'get up and go'!
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January 18, 2004, 10:11
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At my age (16) it's unusual to stray far from one's own age group. I have dated 3 years older, that was weird enough (and her being a year 12 student meant she had issues  )
Now I'm happily dating a girl who's a few months younger than me.
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January 18, 2004, 10:12
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Typically younger, I think only 3 girls I have gone out with have been older than me (and that mostly cause I was 17 when I went to uni). My current GF is 21, I am 25.
A good measure of what is right and what is wrong, once you get over the age of about 18, is take half your age and add 7 to it as a minimum. You canwork it the other way around as well, to see if you're too young for them.
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January 18, 2004, 13:01
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Damn straight.
I am such a beast in bed
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January 18, 2004, 13:30
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Men age 26 (my age) all the way up to 42 is my age comfort zone in terms of dating.
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January 18, 2004, 15:31
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I'm 39, dating a 30 year old and loving it. Other than this time, i've always dated within 3 years of my own age.
Needless to say, i hope my current situation is the start of a trend.
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January 18, 2004, 16:01
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Dating... unknown word! 
But if I were to date someone, she should be younger than me, or at max 2 years older than me... that'll make a zone of 15-24...
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You're 22 and would date a 15 year-old?
Get ****ing real.
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