Dating someone younger.

[viranimus]

Yeah, the Half your age + seven... only works for so long. When you were born in 1906, means you are able to look at those fine ass Bettys aged 60. You might as well buy a box of date night pampers that is so young. How on earth can you connect with someone like that. You have no mutual experiences coming from different generations. Why...your old enough to be her great great grandfather.

Ewww.

 

[Starik20X6]

I've broken the "age ÷ 2 + 7" rule. I find it's much more about emotional maturity. In fact I've only ever been out with younger girls. Not that I'm opposed to going out with someone my own age or older, it just so happens that everyone who I've asked out/has asked me out has been younger than me.

 

[Yopaz]

Some people follow the "Halve your age + 7 rule" while others don't dare date anyone younger than themselves.

there are people who only date people exactly the same age as themselves? that's f***ing hard. it's hard enough to find someone likable with any age, let alone someone with the same birth day.

Personally I only date my twin sister because I am afraid that society will judge me for dating someone younger or older. We are 5 minutes apart, but I hope that's close enough to avoid judgement...

OT: You're one year apart so I don't see any problem here. I am quite prudish myself when it comes to dating younger girls, so I limit myself to those over 20. Still, if you're interested, go for it, as others have said, it's one year. That's possibly as close as you get to no age difference.

 

[someonehairy-ish]

Ehh... if you like someone and they like you, fuck the haters? Within reason. Judge it on a case-by-case basis anyway, if someone seems mature enough then its cool.

I'm of the mindset that age limits are more or less arbitrary and only useful insofar as courts and police officers and the like need something as a general guideline. But if you're only planning on dating then legal age isn't really a concern at all, and if you really do just want opinions on whether dating people younger than you is ok... well, you have them. I think most people don't worry about it this much.

 

[Guffe]

That one year is nothing.
Also for those who are afraid to date younger people should know that in that case they are always going to be the younger part.
The how much younger can I date depends a lot on your own age, I mean when you get to 25 or so I think you can start applying the "half your age plus 7½" but before that you should just use common snese I think, which is funny since most teenagers don't seem to have that...
But also think a lot from person to person and the maturytu of said individuals.

 

[Omega500]

Really 1 year i mean com-on who cares but the immature twats at the school. If you feel its an issue then you always will and that will eat you away.

When i was 20 i went through a phase of dating lady's in the 30s was awesome one was 42 and wanted to move me in with her almost did. Yeah i got plenty of stick from friends and my mum and aunties.
Now am 31 and the missis (her indoors) is 23. she the step daughter of one of the guys who i play rugby with. Not once has anyone said anything to me or to her maybe cos we kinda hooked up when she was 21 and me 28.

We do somtimes get some younger girls down the club watching us play i look but there's nothing in it and yeah i have had a few of them basically offer them self's to me and pretty much everyone in the team has. We just laugh it off and stroke our egos the missis kinda likes it she says yeah they want you but ive got you.

 

[launchpadmcqwak]

Recently, I've found myself very vaguely attracted to someone younger than me, not seriously, but the attraction is there. By younger, I mean she's in the year below me at school. (I'm in 6th year, aged 16 and she's a year below, aged 15 I think). Where I'm from, 16 is the legal age.
While I don't plan to actually initiate a relationship in anyway shape or form, I want to know your opinions on dating someone younger than yourself.

Some people follow the "Halve your age + 7 rule" while others don't dare date anyone younger than themselves.

Opinions?

My ex was a year younger, my current (and much, much more serious) girlfriend is a year older and we are happy. no one really cares about 1 year.

 

[Strazdas]

i never heard of half age +7 rule but it soudns stupid to me. so that would mean that at 18 you cannot date somone that is bellow 16? how does that make any sense?
date whoever you want and stop caring what stupid people say.

 

[ThatRandomGuy42]

Uh just to clarify, the year difference isn't why I'm not doing it, I simply wanted opinions...dunno where all this "1 year is ok" stuff is coming from.

 

[The_Echo]

My dad is 10 years my mom's senior.

I've never dated someone my age. ('Sjust sorta how it's happened thus far.) They've always been a year younger, and the most recent one was three years.

So, I'm certainly not against it. Age difference really isn't a factor for me. If I'm attracted to a person, it really shouldn't matter. Age doesn't define a person by any means.

 

[Whateveralot]

As long as they don't act like they're a lot younger.

Heck, I broke up with girls of my age that were increadibly childish, but right now I'm in a serious thing with someone waaayy younger then I am.

One year difference should be good, though. Regardless of your age or any legal matters. Just make sure you're on (at least) similar grounds.

 

[Naeras]

An age difference of one year isn't a problem ever. When a 20 year old starts dating a 14 year old, something is wrong though.

As for me, my first girlfriend was one year younger than me(17 at the time), to which nobody batted an eye about. My current girlfriend is two years older than me, and while we do get occasional "cougar getting a boytoy, eh?"-jokes from our friends, there's still nobody that really cares about that either.

If you feel like asking this girl out, just do it. You've got nothing to lose, except you might want to wait a bit before you start having sex, for obvious reasons.

 

[FalloutJack]

My girlfriend is younger than I am. She is legal and we are deeply in love. I see nothing wrong with this.

 

[vxicepickxv]

Ultimately, it doesn't really matter once you go past the legal aspect. Once she turns 16 it's fine.

The youngest I've dated was 11 years younger than myself. The closest to my age was about a year younger than me.

 

[Ruairi iliffe]

Heh, Read the Title an thought this was going to be an old Gits thread, then i see the age and realize I'm technically the old git. Weird.

Ok From my experience before you hit your 20s you tend to date people +1-3 years age difference, this is common and really normal so long as you keep it above the legal age of your respective homeland.

But soon as you get into your 20's and above, this is when you start increasing that number.

Thus, why my fiancée is near 10 years older than me, but like hell I care

 

[VladG]

One year doesn't mean anything.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Half age plus 7 works just fine. Also, it's fine for you to date the 15 year old, age of consent refers to sex (plus this 15 year old falls within your 1/2 + 7 limit). So if you ain't having sex with her, it's all good.

 

[karloss01]

until recently I wouldn't date anyone three years younger then me as it felt odd dating someone as old as my sister. but now she's dating one of my friends so I declared her friends so its free rein, and one of them wants me BAD. (sister is 20 by the way, i'm 23)

 

[krazykidd]

I tend to be the younger guy . My current girlfriend is 31 , iv'e dated someone that was 20 years older that me . It's awsome . Don't deny the girl your attracted to the chance to be with someone awsome bu older . Plus girls usually date older guys anyways so you are in the clear . People expect you girlfriend to be younger than you most of the time anyways so no one will bat an eye at you .

 

[Poetic Nova]

As long as the age gap isn't to big then I don't see a problem (and a 1 year diffirence is nothing). It's more important that you are happy with eachother.