She's too young for you bro
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I like to look at ages on a more "general maturity" basis. Dating someone who is in the same stage of life as you is usually a good idea in my opinion. So high school kids can all date each other, ditto college students, but if you're finishing your Master's thesis while your date is planning for junior prom then it might be legal but I can't imagine you would have a ton in common; I changed a lot between highschool and now, and anyone too distant from me in age just wouldn't be appealing or relate-able.
At 24-years-old I'll generally date up to late 20's/early 30's, but not much lower than 22. That's just because I feel more connected to people who are in the post-college stage of life, and undergrad students just seem young to me now. (Too much older than me, however, and it seems like people are more interested in settling down and having kids, which I'm not ready for yet.) Those dateability groupings are not a hard and fast rule of course but that's my general instinct.
At 24-years-old I'll generally date up to late 20's/early 30's, but not much lower than 22. That's just because I feel more connected to people who are in the post-college stage of life, and undergrad students just seem young to me now. (Too much older than me, however, and it seems like people are more interested in settling down and having kids, which I'm not ready for yet.) Those dateability groupings are not a hard and fast rule of course but that's my general instinct.
For me (I'm a senior), I consider any inter-high school relationships fine (although some of them like senior - freshmen are a bit weird) and freshmen - 8th grade is OK although that's pretty rare.
Or you can always go by halve your age and then add 7 for a good benchmark which some have posted.
Or you can always go by halve your age and then add 7 for a good benchmark which some have posted.
It's kinda funny actually; looking back to when I was 16 I was like "OMG other teenagers are so hot!" but now that I'm an adult they just look like kids to me and I have completely grown out of being interested. It's not even a morality thing (though my morals agree) that I don't want to date way younger -- my first impulse is to tutor or advise or scold teenagers, not sleep with them! 
It seems like a lot of people are worried that they might want to date too young, but I don't think it's honestly that common to deeply romantically connect with someone super young. I've been a kid; they aren't so great I'd want to date one.
It seems like a lot of people are worried that they might want to date too young, but I don't think it's honestly that common to deeply romantically connect with someone super young. I've been a kid; they aren't so great I'd want to date one.
Well I don't threaten people in hypothetical situations, for one. Good job serving, by the way, I'm sure getting wounded and having your girlfriend sleep around while you were overseas was well worth getting your funeral picketed by Westboro Baptist.khy said:
That formula does not apply to me. I'm just about to turn 20, and that means I can date a 17-year-old. No. I am not dating a guy under the age of 19, no ifs, ands or butts. Honestly I prefer older and would much rather date a guy 10 years older than me as opposed to 1 year younger, though that comes down to preference. I just think guys look better as they get a bit older. Then there is the maturity factor. Too many guys are immature, and finding mature guys where I live is next to impossible. Age will hopefully sort out the guys who want to drive on a bumpy trail in the woods at 100 MPH with people riding in the bed of his truck. Or lighting themselves on fire.