What I meant was unusual was that they worked... that they are still together after having first met while she was in high school. Nobody who's a teen or in their early 20's really knows what they want about most things in life, relationships, career, whatever. Most relationships starting that early, when people still aren't old enough to really develop a stable connection, are doomed to failure. I went to a small high school, we graduated just less than 100 people. Because its that small and I know them all I can use just them as a sample group... 0% are married to or are dating someone they dated in high school. Out of the 100, 4 couples did get married... all ended in divorce.P-89 Scorpion said:Yep a 2 year age gap in a married couple is unusual usually it's bigger. I think the smallest age gap in my living family is 7 years and the longest is 18 (If I included those who have past it gets bigger).Kyrian007 said:Really its never a good idea. I had a 20 year old friend who was dating an 18-year old. They are married now with a perfectly normal family and nobody even cares about their 2 year old age difference now that they're in their mid to late 30's. But that's... not usual. Frankly when somebody is 18... or 20 they aren't really mature enough to maintain a stable relationship. That's why it isn't a good idea, relationships at that age aren't generally important enough to matter in the long term anyway. Best not to mess around with potentially troublesome pairings whether its age difference or whatever it is that's complicating issues. There's absolutely no harm in waiting a few years.
So it's thoroughly unacceptable to date anybody if you and they are under the age of 14? :/Souplex said:The formula for what's acceptable is Older Party's age/2 + 7. At 20 your minimum is 17.
What about other vampires? Then it's not technically necrophilia.Thaluikhain said:IIRC, if you are a vampire, you are obliged to date girls much younger than you.
It's actually 16 in most states according to wikipedia but movies and TV shows usually pretend it is 18 everywhere to avoid controversy in states where it is 18.Arnoxthe1 said:Maybe the reason the age of consent is so high in the US is because our teenagers still have the maturity of an infant. Back around the 1940s and earlier, teenagers used to be a lot more mature than they are now.
Ooookay... not sure why that elaboration makes much difference to what I said. I mean I guess if you were 20 and "dating" a 16 year old and you started in high school then technically you could have been say, 18 and 14, which is not legal (in most places) and a bit more eyebrow raising, but nothing I'm really going to give a shit about, I've seen bigger age gaps at lower ages.BloodStalk said:To elaborate, I'm talking about continuing a relationship from HS.
Zykon TheLich said:Ooookay... not sure why that elaboration makes much difference to what I said. I mean I guess if you were 20 and "dating" a 16 year old and you started in high school then technically you could have been say, 18 and 14, which is not legal (in most places) and a bit more eyebrow raising, but nothing I'm really going to give a shit about, I've seen bigger age gaps at lower ages.BloodStalk said:To elaborate, I'm talking about continuing a relationship from HS.
This is what I was talking about.Cette said:As a general rule I'd say no younger than 18 and even that is kind of questionable unless you first hooked up when you were both younger.
For example when one of you was 16 and the other 18 and you know each other from say high school.
What if they both met in school?Addendum_Forthcoming said:I don't know, if they're still in school it's kind of weird. Uni/post high school ... meh. Who gives a shit? My mum is almost 6 years older than my dad. I was a high school teacher for a bit, and I honestly don't see why anybody at any post-high school age bracket would be interested in kids that by and large have lead a sheltered existence.
Seems weird to me. At least wait until they're full-time working, or studying, or both.
You know ... when people actually begin to get interesting.
Then only one of them is liable to be interesting.BloodStalk said:What if they both met in school?
Interesting. Tell us more.Squilookle said:Considering I've dated a 19 year old at the age of 31