Is a 5 year age difference a big deal when dating?

That depends on the context. An 18 year old dating a 13 year old is trouble. A 28 year old dating a 23 year old isn't really even notable. Generally, the question goes to youth. Someone over the age of 18 must be VERY cautious in dating someone 5 years younger, because if they become sexually involved there may be serious legal ramifications. Additionally, while two people in their twenties or older are, more or less, peers with similar (one would hope) levels of maturation, the same cannot be said for younger couples, where one might still be struggling with high school issues while the other is in college or working. As a general rule of thumb I might suggest that teens not date anyone who is not within a couple of years of their own age.

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good answer.
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by Lucas_ on May 24th, 2005
this was pretty useful as i'm experiencing this myself. hes 17 n i'm 12. what do i do?
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by HeeHaw on November 20th, 2005
Good, sensible answer
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by Anonymous on February 20th, 2006
HeeHaw i would say that you should leave him alone...actually he should be smart enough to leave you alone. There is NO reason a 17 yr old guy should be even intrested in a 12 year old girl. I would be disgusted with a female if she was trying to date my 12 yr old stepson if she was that age.
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by Daisy85 on August 28th, 2007

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