My friend asked me this: 'age matter whne choosing to date?'

What is your opinion about dating and age? - There is a certain "acceptable" age for two people to get together and date. What is your opinion on this matter? Do you think the couple should be close in age? Should age matter. My opinion is "no" but I am not a "dater"
United States
March 27, 2007 5:25pm CST
A friend of mine asked me this question and of course I am not the best to answer this so I thought maybe my good friends on mylot have an opinion on this.. For example the man is 25 and the lady is 50 ..or the man is 50 and the lady 25..What is your opinion of age when people are beginning to feel attraction to one another..Is it important or not at all???
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@RL2006 (494)
• United States
27 Mar 07
My opinion to the discussion on whether age is important with a younger lady v/s older guy, or younger guy v/s older lady. My opinion is, "AGE IS ONLY NUMBERS" What do you all think?
• United States
28 Mar 07
I really liked your quote: "age is only numbers" Ruby so selected you for my best answer..:)+
@marciascott (25529)
• United States
28 Mar 07
That is what My Mom told me 30 yrs ago. you right.
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• United States
28 Mar 07
Ruby is a really nice lady..she is a "retired secretary" who has lots of wisdom..I am glad she is back..marciascott..thanks for your agreement :)+
@missyd79 (3438)
• United States
30 Mar 07
well my opinion is that if the people truely love each other and there is no alternitive motive in the relationship (like gold diggers) then I am all for it as long as they are both above the legal age. My reason for this is because my step dad is 21 years older then my mom and they have been together 25 years. Yes my step dad is old enough to be my grandfather, but he raised me since i was 2 and he makes my happy, so I have never had any objections to age.
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• United States
30 Mar 07
Great answer..my mom is older then my step-dad ..and she is probably 10 years older and my dad was probably 20 years older then my mom..I don't think age matters either if both are consenting mature adults;)+
@marciascott (25529)
• United States
28 Mar 07
Well I am married and have been for 12 yrs. Aug. 5th. so I will not comment. I want to see qhat everyone else says.
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• United States
28 Mar 07
I am not married, and do not plan too..as I chose a different path which I have embraced since 1982..I do like to help others..and cannot answer a question..myself..so I present it to the mylotters;)+
@bterrier (308)
• United States
28 Mar 07
Age shouldn't matter! 25 years difference seams like a lot. although if was twenty five and attracted to a lady that was fifty then I would be asking everyone what they think!
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• United States
28 Mar 07
I think my father was 20 or so years older than my mom; I don't know...I, myself, don't think age should matter..but since I am not on the list of those who date or have dated..I am not a good source for answers on this one; thus, why I have asked here...Thanks for your answer;)+
@mssnow (9484)
• United States
28 Mar 07
Age does not matter. I was dating a 19 year old. lol he didn't act 19 and I pushed him away many times, but eventually I saw how much we shared. We were great together. He was very romantic and did things to make me happy. Like writing poems and bringing me flowers. It was the best time i ever had. I think as long as you have things in common and you get along well, then age should not matter. Its whats in your heart.
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• United States
28 Mar 07
If he was 19..how old were you at the time; you never mentioned..or is this wrong to ask? Was he older then you ?younger?