Would you date someone 15 years older or younger than you? 10 years? 20? Why or why not?
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ANSWERS: 27
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I can't see any problem with anyone else doing it.. it's who they are and what they feel that matters :)
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Thats a toughie...I would date someone 10 years older max.
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Ten years older no problem at all. Fifteen years - have done - probably would do again if I liked them enough. Twenty years - pushing it a little bit - might do for a casual thing but wouldn't want to introduce them to my parents! Younger is a bit out of the question seeing as someone ten years younger than me wouldn't even be legal in some countries! I do generally tend to go for older guys- and the age gap seems to grow as I get older myself- I'd say that the average age of men I find attractive now is probably somewhere in the late thirties or early forties (I'm in my twenties)- I don't know why that is really, it could just be a defense mechanism because a lot of guys my own age don't seem to find me particularly attractive.
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I know a few people that are marred whos age difference is 11 years or 9. I see no problem with it I personally would not I think a limit for me would be 8 years.
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Age doesn't bother me... but right now someone 20 years older would be 45... and I bet we would be looking for different things in life.
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i have never been with anyone 10 yrs older since i was 25.I have not been with anyone younger than 8 yrs.
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I'm 29 and I date someone 24 years older than me, but I probably wouldn't date someone younger than me. Maybe a year or two, but only if he had a lot of life experience. When I was 21, I had very little in common with guys my age because most of them hadn't even lived on their own. I'd been working for years in a job that required a lot of travel, so I'd seen a lot. My youngest co-worker was ten years older. As I got older, my friends got older. I just feel more comfortable with people in their late 40s and 50s.
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i would date someone 15 years younger...oh yes. why not, if we were compatable...and he was agreeable, lol
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I am 31 and my guy is 47. Sixteen year difference. We fit nicely in our desires and goals in life and how we get along.
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my boyfriend is 11 years older than me...before i met him i said the limit would be about 7 years..but when u meet someone u like u just dont seem to care :)
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ever since i started dating (14ish) ive been attracted to older guys. I believe when I was 14 I was with an 18 year old. First long term relationship I was 18 and he was 23. I believe this has to do with the fact that my parents are 5 years apart in age, and my sister (my closest friend) is older so I grew up faster. When it comes to 6+ years older I dont think I'm in the same mindset as men that are. That difference might lessen the higher the age number thought.
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depends on how much younger
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Sure as long as she is no younger than 21.
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I have in the past and would do it again. I just prefer that they have their own life and aren't needy.
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Hypothetically I would but, for fairly obvious reasons, no younger than 18.
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yes,i would and i have dated 19yrs younger and it was the best relationship i had ever had we were together 6yrs
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I do right now as it happens - in fact more than fifteen years younger than me, so yes.
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It would depend on the age I was. Going 15 years older wouldnt be a problem if I really liked someone, but going 15 years would be a nono because the other person would be a teenager. If the 15 years younger was once the other person had reached 25 then sure it wouldnt be such an issue. People should be with someone that makes them happy and who they make happy, it shouldnt be aimed at what age each of them are. Unless of course its when ages are being taken advantage (kids).
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personally i do not see anything wrong with it once the person is not under 18. I am 26 and it is not easy dating younger guys because of the maturity factor. so i guess if he has a stable job, ambitious, responsible and mature, i would date a younger man but he have to at least 20 cause i will feel weird dating a teenager (18,19.)
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I would never in a million years date someone young enough to be my child or old enough to be my parent..just personal bias..I only speak for myself! :)
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The highest I would go is 15 years, and that is pushing it. And I mean 15 years either way. My parents were 19 when I was born, so 15 years or more seems a little old to me, even though I’m in my early 40s. If there has to be an age gap, 10 years seems an ideal one. No one is old enough to be the other’s parent or young enough to be the other’s child. Both are of the same generation essentially. You remember enough shared experiences to make it work. For instance, my current is 10 years younger and we were both listening to 10,000 Maniacs and loving it back in the day. We both grew up playing video games and watching MTV. Someone 15 years or more older or younger than me would not have had the same experiences as a young adult.
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Yes to all. Age is really not as big of a factor compared to compatibility. Yes, age causes problems with sexual performance sometimes, but other times it's a plus. Age can also be an issue with priorities and what people want out of life. But, if you're on the same level with that person, why not? And/or if you both feel like something casual, why not? There's nothing saying you have to marry someone just because you date them. Live a little and you may learn something.
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i would date someone who was 10 years older because really hot 35 year old men are...OMG...WOW...yeah totally. 15 years...umm no because i think 40 is a little TOO old for me, lol, he'd be divorced with kids probably. 20 years....NO WAY!
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I could do with someone 15-20 years older.
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Depends. To me its not about age, its about compatibilty with that person and your attreaction towards them. To a certain extent, age does not influence how i feel about someone.
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My partner is 20yrs older than me, we've been together for 3yrs and are quite happy.
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what if my elderly date prefers to sit and play cards than go out with me on a mountain trek?
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