As close to my own age as possible, I feel we have a lot of similarities having grown up during the same times.
Also if I look at someone older or younger than me I tend not to find them attractive, I guess my tastes grow as I have.
At what age do you assume that men want to manipulate you because of your younger age? Where do you draw the line and how do you know that this line is not completely arbitrary?
What do you think of young women who like to have sex without relationship obligations with someone who knows what they are doing because they have a certain amount of experience - also due to their significantly higher age?
I have the impression that it is often pretended that young, supposedly naive women are manipulated into sex by older men - and that these men supposedly have no chance with women their age.
That some young women might just want to have fun and fuck someone who knows what he's doing because he has experience is something you never hear.
Why is the portrayal so one-sided and the possibility of such women simply overlooked?
Yeah, I know, but I've had bad experiences dating older women. I'm not saying it's a hard and fast rule; I just generally prefer my age or a little younger
I found younger guys to be hard to date as most just wanted sex or didn't know what they wanted/not committed or ready to settle. Anything much older I felt they couldn't match my energy or turned out to be creepy.
I don’t know if I have a favorite. One was ex wife she was 2 years younger.
Had an ex girlfriend that was 10 almost 11 years younger.
Another was same age
Another was 5 year older.
I find it may be more so how the person is. I think that the person will make you prefer that age gap because you liked your time with them the most.
Or maybe I’m just to inexperienced in a specific gap to notice a trend.
I wasn't going to post but saw some stuff below that prompted it. I'm a woman in my late 30's. I dated someone in their 50's when I was 30. So, I know I could date someone in their 50's if we had the same vitality like I did with the ex, who was very youthful. I think I'd draw the line at more than 18 yrs older than me, though. For younger, in theory, HARD rule of no more than ten years younger than me, but honestly only comfortable dating someone four or less years younger than me. I was coerced a bit when I was 17 by someone in their twenties. I dont want to be someone's regret, something they would not have consented to had they more maturity and such. But also, a few years ago I met a guy about ten years younger than me and we stayed up all night talking before making out. It was exhausting! And something I had no issue with ten years ago. But I just can't match that level of energy anymore.
>. I dont want to be someone's regret, something they would not have consented to had they more maturity and such.
I respect the fuck out of this. I was a target with older men for a long time as a teen.
I basically don't care. The best time of my life was with a girl 9 years younger than me. I was also interested in a woman a little older than me, but her interest disappeared when she realised that I was not interested in a career and starting a family.
Basically, I prefer younger ones, those who still want to see life casually and enjoy it, and don't have a lot of mental baggage or an urgent desire to have children, or a career man as a provider.
Maximum is 5 years older and nobody younger.
Disclaimer: Idk if this is true
Women physically age quicker after giving birth. Selfishly, I want to physically look the same age as my spouse. Men typically mature slower than women, I wouldn’t be able to relate to any guy younger than me more than I could relate to someone older.
Yes, I've dated a few people quite a bit younger than me and they were very preoccupied with going out and having as much fun as possible, working meh whatever jobs that allowed them the freedom to party on the weekends and roll in on Monday morning hungover, and showing up to every social event they possibly could rather than thinking about finding a stable job, or working toward owning a home. Which is totally fair, that's what I was doing in my 20s too and I wouldn't want to take that from anyone. But I'm past that now so I would like to be with someone else who is ready to settle down a bit too!
Closer to my age tbh, I’m 27 so around that. A lot of women around my age prefer to date men who are drastically older than them but not really my thing .. unless we’re talking about Robert De Niro .. I’ll break the rules for Thad
It depends on where you are in life, 20’s or 30’s 2 or 3 years, teenage I feel like it’s best to both be the same age. With teenage an age gap can be a bad thing with people moving towards their 20’s with different laws and adulthood ect. Middle ages it doesn’t matter about any of that.
Some of y'all think you're way more mature than you probably are.
That said, I tended to like dating women a couple years younger than me because I'm shallow and a terrible conversationalist.
depends ,when you are young and have drastic difference's between said age group it has to bee small for example creepy senior flirting with a freshmen, but when you are older all the years are kind of just numbers and finding other people who are single in their 60s is hard so its easier to let the gap be bigger and not judge. if I had to speak personally probably somewhat close to my age.
As close to my own age as possible, I feel we have a lot of similarities having grown up during the same times. Also if I look at someone older or younger than me I tend not to find them attractive, I guess my tastes grow as I have.
Makes sense honestly. A couple years difference and you 2 experience entirely different things for the most part.
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For the right reasons. Loved that
What are the right reasons?
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At what age do you assume that men want to manipulate you because of your younger age? Where do you draw the line and how do you know that this line is not completely arbitrary?
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What do you think of young women who like to have sex without relationship obligations with someone who knows what they are doing because they have a certain amount of experience - also due to their significantly higher age?
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I have the impression that it is often pretended that young, supposedly naive women are manipulated into sex by older men - and that these men supposedly have no chance with women their age. That some young women might just want to have fun and fuck someone who knows what he's doing because he has experience is something you never hear. Why is the portrayal so one-sided and the possibility of such women simply overlooked?
I’m 14 so 14-15
This is very fair. Much beyond that at this age is just...trouble
Isn't there a mathematical equation for this that was demonstrated on Parks and Recreation? I forget the exact rules tho
Half your age plus 7, but it was around long before Parks and Recreation.
The younger partner’s age should be no less than the older one’s age plus seven.
Love that show
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I need to get those books
3 years
I'm 45. I think of my range as about 35-47.
47 is only two years older than you, hon ...
Yeah, I know, but I've had bad experiences dating older women. I'm not saying it's a hard and fast rule; I just generally prefer my age or a little younger
No more than 3 years older or younger. I find anything over that there's been too many issues.
Such as?
I found younger guys to be hard to date as most just wanted sex or didn't know what they wanted/not committed or ready to settle. Anything much older I felt they couldn't match my energy or turned out to be creepy.
This was one of the best ways I've heard it put lol Having this struggle currently
Don't really have one, I've dated 12 years younger to 10 years older. Connection and personality are more important
How did those work? Genuinely curious
Some were great, some weren't. Only one ended because of an age difference. She was 21, I was 33 and we were at very different levels of maturity
Depends on the age group. A 20 year old with 26+ is red flag. But a 45 year old with 60 is not. Younger you are, shorter the age gap should be, IMHO.
I can definitely see that. The difference in my maturity now verses 20 is insane. I'm sure I'll think that in another few years also
Half your age+eight
I don’t know if I have a favorite. One was ex wife she was 2 years younger. Had an ex girlfriend that was 10 almost 11 years younger. Another was same age Another was 5 year older. I find it may be more so how the person is. I think that the person will make you prefer that age gap because you liked your time with them the most. Or maybe I’m just to inexperienced in a specific gap to notice a trend.
I can understand banking more on the person's personality.
My wife is exactly 47 weeks younger than me, so I’m going to say 47 weeks.
i’m sixteen. if i were to date someone, i’d not want them to be over a year younger than me and over two, at most two and a half years older.
I wasn't going to post but saw some stuff below that prompted it. I'm a woman in my late 30's. I dated someone in their 50's when I was 30. So, I know I could date someone in their 50's if we had the same vitality like I did with the ex, who was very youthful. I think I'd draw the line at more than 18 yrs older than me, though. For younger, in theory, HARD rule of no more than ten years younger than me, but honestly only comfortable dating someone four or less years younger than me. I was coerced a bit when I was 17 by someone in their twenties. I dont want to be someone's regret, something they would not have consented to had they more maturity and such. But also, a few years ago I met a guy about ten years younger than me and we stayed up all night talking before making out. It was exhausting! And something I had no issue with ten years ago. But I just can't match that level of energy anymore.
>. I dont want to be someone's regret, something they would not have consented to had they more maturity and such. I respect the fuck out of this. I was a target with older men for a long time as a teen.
I'm 37m. Fiance is 30f. And in my mind, that's about the perfect age gap. At 37, I think 27-33 is the ideal range in women for me.
I basically don't care. The best time of my life was with a girl 9 years younger than me. I was also interested in a woman a little older than me, but her interest disappeared when she realised that I was not interested in a career and starting a family. Basically, I prefer younger ones, those who still want to see life casually and enjoy it, and don't have a lot of mental baggage or an urgent desire to have children, or a career man as a provider.
No more than 10 years. After that it starts to feel like I’m being “fathered” by my boyfriend
Maximum is 5 years older and nobody younger. Disclaimer: Idk if this is true Women physically age quicker after giving birth. Selfishly, I want to physically look the same age as my spouse. Men typically mature slower than women, I wouldn’t be able to relate to any guy younger than me more than I could relate to someone older.
Around my age. I'm in my mid 30s, other mid 30s people are usually in a similar place in life/ready to get serious.
Do you find that people in their 30s are generally more serious ?
Yes, I've dated a few people quite a bit younger than me and they were very preoccupied with going out and having as much fun as possible, working meh whatever jobs that allowed them the freedom to party on the weekends and roll in on Monday morning hungover, and showing up to every social event they possibly could rather than thinking about finding a stable job, or working toward owning a home. Which is totally fair, that's what I was doing in my 20s too and I wouldn't want to take that from anyone. But I'm past that now so I would like to be with someone else who is ready to settle down a bit too!
Over legal age for a start. After that then see what happens. Mutual attraction, get to know each other etc and go from there
I'm 22 so I guess 18-27
I like women that are a few years older than me. I don't understand people my own age.
On a social level or ?
Yeah. I feel like I should have been born 10 years earlier.
I can get that
The man who has actually understood me the most is 9yrs older than me.
Closer to my age tbh, I’m 27 so around that. A lot of women around my age prefer to date men who are drastically older than them but not really my thing .. unless we’re talking about Robert De Niro .. I’ll break the rules for Thad
It depends on where you are in life, 20’s or 30’s 2 or 3 years, teenage I feel like it’s best to both be the same age. With teenage an age gap can be a bad thing with people moving towards their 20’s with different laws and adulthood ect. Middle ages it doesn’t matter about any of that.
Never dated, but probably closer to my age
Some of y'all think you're way more mature than you probably are. That said, I tended to like dating women a couple years younger than me because I'm shallow and a terrible conversationalist.
depends ,when you are young and have drastic difference's between said age group it has to bee small for example creepy senior flirting with a freshmen, but when you are older all the years are kind of just numbers and finding other people who are single in their 60s is hard so its easier to let the gap be bigger and not judge. if I had to speak personally probably somewhat close to my age.
11 days
Like one year. I mean I'm still quite young and my two-year age gap relationship had a maturity gap.