She's too young for you bro

[chuckman1]

So I've been asking around and the general consensus between high school sophmores is something between 6th grade and 14 yrs old.

So my question to you is how old are you and when is she (or he) too young for you?
Also when is she too young for a 15-16 yr old spophmore? What about as you get older and how it changes? For example, a 15 yr old guy hitting on a 18 yr old girl doesn't seem that weird, but a 15 yr old guy hitting on a 12 year old probably (did I spell that right?) be frowned upon.

I expect some of you to have very diverse opinions.

 

[RatRace123]

The rule is half your age, plus seven, I think. I know it's something like that, can't remember.

 

[Ace of Spades]

I'm 18 and my girlfriend is 16, which I'd say is perfectly acceptable.
Usually refer to this when deciding.

 

[New Troll]

I'm 34. I do not look for anyone younger than 26. Generally try to keep it at least 29. The greatest love of my life so far though is only 24. We're not together though.

Funny story... my roommate is 37 (maybe 38.) He just started dating a girl who is 18. When she comes over my son (who is two) absolutely adores her. My roommate semi-kiddingly started complaining about how my son was trying to steal his girlfriend. So I had to remind my roommate that she was closer to my son's age so... yeah.

 

[Sandernista]

17, for me 15 is pushing it.

My girlfriend is 18, exactly six months older than me.

 

[Ionait]

Poof

 

[the spud]

Hmmm...I think that if two people are over 18 then age shouldn't matter.

but as for underage dating...I think that a 3 year rule is appropriate.

 

[bader0]

well i know a 16 year old guy who is dating a 13 year old girl. They seem perfectly happy and nobody in my school has a problem with it. He is the kind of guy that would never try to push her to do anything out of her comfort zone so i don't see the problem, as long as the older guy is willing to wait for her that is. Although in my experience the majority of 13 year old females are needy and annoying so i don't know why you would want to date one.

 

[Macgyvercas]

I'm 22, my girlfriend is 19 (20 next month).

22 / 2 = 11 + 7 = 18

So, yeah. It's all good. Half your age plus seven is a good rule to follow.

 

[StormShaun]

Hmm, well I would say they would have to be more than three years younger or older your age.

Anything else passed that is quite weird to most people, but I have no problem with it if its true love, thats the only thing that counts.

 

[=RedMenace=]

While in school, I tended to follow "class older / class younger" rule.

After I hit 18 I stopped going for anything under 18 simply because I had to face the real life and re-evaluate a hell of a lot about my worldview. Anyone who hasn't gone through that seemed to "immature" at the time.

For ages 25-40 cut off age would be 20. For 40-50 group... well, depending on your physical shape but I would still say 30 is your minimum.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I'm 23 and my GF is 18. Works for us to the point that we may be marrying at some point this decade. We've been dating for nearly four years but it's been long distance for a majority of that time (up until she turned 18 actually).

Taking that equation on panel two into account, I'm actually in a good position with my GF!

 

[Dense_Electric]

Just stopping by to say, that formula bullshit is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard. Such things should be decided on a case-by-case basis, and maturity should count more than age.

EDIT: Also, that XKCD is hilarious.

 

[Hitokiri_Gensai]

Having known some people in some very awkward relationships in varying age differences, i think three years either direction is more or less acceptable. Although in some places, the legal age is extremely young and no one questions it at all, so partly, its how society has groomed, so to speak, the population to accept these things. In the US, the most common age of consent is actually 16, although some its 18.

A specific, since its my home state, would be Connecticut. There, legally the age of consent is 16, unless one person is a teacher, coach, or gaurdian, ie, anyone with authority. The age is then 18, and Connecticut also recognizes that sexual activity is legal at 13, so long as there is a less than three year age gap.

So taking that into account, LEGALLY, the "too young" bar is GENERALLY set at 16. There are of course exceptions, federal statutes and individual state laws.

Myself, being a 25 year old girl, and dating a girl of 24, would say, i would probably date to the age of 20, but probably not any lower. On the other side of that, ive dated women twice my age before.

 

[David Farnell]

@bader0: The idea of 13-year-olds dating or having boyfriends/girlfriends at all creeps me out. I feel like sitting them down and asking "What's your hurry?"

@StormShaun: Good rule of thumb for youngsters. Not so good as you get older. The xkcd rule (1/2 your age +7) works remarkably well.

I'm in my 40s and my wife is 8 years older than I am, but we look the same age. For me, the cut-off age is moot, but if my wife had a sudden burst of awesomeness and said "Happy birthday! For your birthday, I'm letting you have a one-night stand with anybody you want!" I still wouldn't go after anyone younger than 30. And I'd probably never do it anyway...when it comes down to it, chasing after strange tail is much less appealing than curling up with the person I've been curling up with for 16 years.

 

[Valagetti]

I don't get the age thing.
Yeah is does apply, but time is a pretty arbitary way of seeing how successful a relationship is.
Unless... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vwNcNOTVzY&ob=av2e

 

[khy]

The only thing better than having sex with twelve year old girls is mocking "internet tough guys" who use names like "usmarine4160" and talk about the motorcycle and gun that they don't own.

As an Army Iraq Veteran who owns both handguns and a motorcycle I gotta back up a fellow service member and ask what you think you've done in your life what makes you qualified to judge another poster in that way.

Also, at 24, anything under 18 is too young for me (back on topic).

 

[Captain_Fantastic]

a buddy of mine (18) once out of desperation dated a 14 year old chubby chick now I havent had the best of experiences with dating or any of that and i know a few younger females are interested in me but that kind of thing just crosses the line cause when your drinking at the bar (i live in alberta legal drinking age is 18) and your girlfriend is asking her parents to stay out past 10:00 then something is wrong

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

So I've been asking around and the general consensus between high school sophmores is something between 6th grade and 14 yrs old.

So my question to you is how old are you and when is she (or he) too young for you?
Also when is she too young for a 15-16 yr old spophmore? What about as you get older and how it changes? For example, a 15 yr old guy hitting on a 18 yr old girl doesn't seem that weird, but a 15 yr old guy hitting on a 12 year old probably (did I spell that right?) be frowned upon.

I expect some of you to have very diverse opinions.

The standard equation is your age divided by 2 plus 7 equals your youngest age. If it gives you an age older than you, you're too young to be dating, in general.

Just stopping by to say, that formula bullshit is the stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard. Such things should be decided on a case-by-case basis, and maturity should count more than age.

EDIT: Also, that XKCD is hilarious.

It's a general rule of thumb for social acceptance of the relationship. It has nothing to do with whether each person is ready for the relationship, but more if society will see it as weird or not.