Does age tell how mature a person is?

No, not at all. Age is only a number. Look, I may be old, but I still think like a kid and act like a kid. Nothing wrong with that. Besides, I know when to act normal and when to act crazy. I do have an understanding. I think the old guys that go after young women are not bring to be young again. They just like looking at women in their 20's. It does become a little off when I see that. Let the young girl have her own life with someone she would be compatible with. Old men and young women have nothing in common.

you are talking about all different issues here. age and majority age is only a guideline, just you turn 18 doesn;t mean you are mentally that age and suddenly you went from a kid to and adult over night. adults usually mature with age but that is only on something thinhd adults still can do stupid things thought of as being childish. middle age crisis is the term psychologists use for people who are of a certain age yet want to act or be younger, or are very dissatisfied with their life. women too now known as "cougars" I don't like that term but it is the popular term for women who go for much younger men. Psychologists say these people are trying to relive their youth.

Hi Sarah... I'm 29... I don't look 29... They still say that I look as if I'm 22 or 23.. And those who talk to me, feel I'm 18-20... LOL.. Well, that is how it used to be before a few days... Now, I've lost my charm... Anyhow, maturity is not related to age... There are many factors like exposure to world, readiness to accept one's mistakes and forgiving others when they're wrong... Wisdom is complicated... Its true that girls get matured sooner than boys.... :-)

Oh no...I don't think that age symbolizes maturity at all. I have met a lot of people in their twenties that have a much more level head than others I have met in their 30's and 40's. I don't think that maturity can be based on a number either.

Well, I've read that the physical age not always develops together with the psycological age. There is a famous psychologist whose name I forget who has developed a table that indicates the mental development must have a person according to their age. It means that there are persons who can't mature related with their age. I think there are a lot of men who fall in love with young women. We have the case of Picasso who falled in love several times with young women. The poet Goethe falled in love with a teenager when he was older than 80. The girl rejected his proposal.

No maturity and age don't go hand and hand. When and older man or women is in a relationship with a younger men or women I think ita fine as long as they are of legal age of what that state says is concent to have a mature relationship with another mature person of there same caliber.

In sone ways yes, in other ways no. I am with a man who is 35 years older than I am. We were never typical for our age groups, and really don't notice the age difference.

I have had this experience, sadly, lately. The woman I really like, who is turning 30 this year (I'm 35). She really immature because her parents don't treat her like a grown up, both because she is an wheelchair, not heterosexual and for other reasons. So, no, I've learned age is not always an indicator.

So if Mr. Wonderful is younger, I guess he's actually younger in the head than in the body. lol

I've always been told that I look young for my age. Which is blessing and a curse. Of course I would want to look young, but in my career I've been passed a few times because I don't look 'mature' enough. Mature meaning not 'responsible' enough. Thus I always have to work harder than everybody else as I would prefer that my actions speak of my being responsibile or my mature-attitude. Age is just a number.

Chronological age and emotional age or maturity are two completely different things. Technically my brother is an adult. He is 27 years old, but completely immature. He still lives at home, does not know how to survive on his own. My husband's sister who is the same age is the manager of a chemical company, lives on her own and is hoping to get a promotion to regional manager in the next year or two.

Shalom! Hello my dear friend, it's been a while since a came back to myLot. I have been busy lately with jobs and all. ^_^ Anyway, regarding your question. My answer would be NO. A person can already be in his/her 30s but acts like he/she is still on his/her 20s or worse, acts like a teenager. However, there are those who are in their 20s yet acts like that of 30 year old man/woman. My point here is, a person's maturity would not depend on his/her age but on how that particular person has lived his/her life. In the end, a person's maturity would always depend on the experiences that he/she had in life and how these experiences made that person who he/she is in the present. Learning from the experiences makes a person mature as these experiences will teach him/her lessons far more practical and efficient.

I think that age does not matter when we talk about maturity. What makes you more or less mature is the events you go through, the experiences you gain during your life. I do think that girls are more mature than boys, too. It's just the way we are. But I also think that in love age does not matter. What matters is the way you get along with the other and the things you have in common.

People tend to get confused with maturity and past life experiences they had encountered, however we seldomly learn from our mistakes therefore maturity can't be based on just that. Age have nothing to do with it either. In my opinion being mature is you know how to have your fun, laugh about it, create a perfect balance with work and play, but being responsible and can distinguish the difference between what's right and wrong :)

I do know alot of men that can't grow up. It seems like women do. And I don't think it has a thing to do with age.....its all about who they are!

I often hear someone telling, act your age, but I don't see the point in that expression since the ability to act with age depends entirely on your physical integrity and health. True maturity comes from having a broad understanding of what is correct and strong willingness to do what is good without being tempted to do other less important activities.

I have to agree with most of the people who commented already. Age is just a number. I have seen most older men and women who still acts like a kid. Although they are matured already and know the difference of right from wrong, you still cannot tell sometimes whether they are young or not, especially if it's not showing from their physical looks. My parents are a good example

That is partially true. Most people I have come across act they age but there still others who act way below their age and others acting way above their age.

I agree! I don't think age has anything to do with it. I've known teenagers who have been literally through hell and back with everything in their life. They were only 15 and 16 but they were more mature than someone in their 20s. I guess that's because of the hardships they had in life and learning to overcome them. They didn't let the stuff get them down, they just bucked up, kept their head up and overcame the obstacle. They were super mature. So maybe maturity should be based on what people have had happen in their lives instead of age. I see women around here who are rich and grew up rich. They are never mature.. or if they actually are mature...they don't act like their mature.

hi sarahruthbeth,I think mature is no direct impact on our age,maturity is along with the growth of the age one individual experience incease,had more comprehensive knowledge to the view of the thing,