Would you date someone younger?

@rovelle (178)
Singapore
February 28, 2007 7:19am CST
i have a friend that is currently dating a guy 5 years younger than her and noe they are facing quite alot of social pressure. Every now and then, relatives and friends would "remind" them politely that their relationship would not last and ask them to seek for other partners. Have you all walk down similiar paths like them?
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michelledarcy
@michelledarcy (5220)
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28 Feb 07
I think that as you get older the age gap gets less and less significant. 5 years is hardly a long time and I think you can have a gap of anything up to 10 years without it making a real difference in your relationship. I think you need to politely tell your friends to mind their own business.
rovelle
@rovelle (178)
• Singapore
28 Feb 07
That's right. My friend is 26 and his bf is 21. But if they are 46 and 41 i bet no one will make any sound at all
decimus785
@decimus785 (1419)
• Aruba
28 Feb 07
your right rovelle.I have an example of my mother and father,my father is 13 years older than my mother wich means if my father was twenty my mother would have seven,and no one could imagine them together
rovelle
@rovelle (178)
• Singapore
9 Mar 07
Wow 13 years is more than a decade apart. In my country there are couples that ages differ almost 20 years
decimus785
@decimus785 (1419)
• Aruba
28 Feb 07
It's not the age that counts beacuse it's not the age that u are gonna be with,but the person. I've been trough this,a women 5 years older than me likes me,but as soon she realise i'm younger she just dont want to be with me anymore.
rovelle
@rovelle (178)
• Singapore
28 Feb 07
I think the lady was trying to be realistic as she could foresee the difficulties that she would endure if she date a younger guy
decimus785
@decimus785 (1419)
• Aruba
28 Feb 07
I could have lied to her about my age for a while,and make her my women and make her feel that i'm the one,and then later throw the bomb that i'm 21 years old,and then i'll see if she'll let me go
anil_762001
@anil_762001 (1636)
• India
28 Feb 07
i think there is nothing wrong with dating with younger.
totallyundecided
@totallyundecided (3190)
• Philippines
1 Mar 07
i wouldn't mind dating someone younger than me. as long as our itnerest, principles in life are in sync, i goes it is worth the risk.
rovelle
@rovelle (178)
• Singapore
9 Mar 07
But what if your partner is 10 years younger than you?
sugarnspice
@sugarnspice (110)
• United Arab Emirates
28 Feb 07
How is it anybody's business? I get really annoyed when people claim to know better and mess up other people's lives. Maybe they are happy together, maybe they will be together forever, maybe not, but why not let them be happy while they can? Life is short, life is difficult, if someone is happy leave them be. The only people who can tell how strong the relation is, are the ones in the relationship so if you are a friend, then tell her to go for it and enjoy it while for as long as it lasts and who knows they may be made for each other. All the best to them!