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Topic: The Age-Old Age Issue
Tromette Joined Wed 08/06/08 Posts: 996	Sat 05/15/10 07:44 AM
I wouldn't date someone 10 years younger than me. They wouldn't even be allowed to come into my work to visit me.

LexFonteyne Joined Thu 12/07/06 Posts: 32131	Sat 05/15/10 04:33 PM
Ha! Thx Lex!! You proved my other thread spot on http://mingle2.com/topic/show/272600 Yeah, that was exactly how it worked for me.... And I added a comment to that thread, too!

MeChrissy2 Joined Sat 12/13/08 Posts: 10155	Sat 05/15/10 04:35 PM
Boy this is a tough one. Some days I'm 43, but others I'm closer to 29. I prefer to be around 80 right before bed so I sleep well and when I don't get what I want, I'm more like 3. So I'd say my range is from 3 to 80. C

LexFonteyne Joined Thu 12/07/06 Posts: 32131	Sat 05/15/10 04:37 PM
Boy this is a tough one. Some days I'm 43, but others I'm closer to 29. I prefer to be around 80 right before bed so I sleep well and when I don't get what I want, I'm more like 3. So I'd say my range is from 3 to 80. C Well, there's more potential there than there is in 27-29. Also probably a lot more diapers.

Tromette Joined Wed 08/06/08 Posts: 996	Sat 05/15/10 04:44 PM
I guess it's just the going too young that's weird to me. I mean, what does a 40 year old have in common with an 18 year old? My dad told me recently that he was dating a 23 year old! It was the "nothing in common" thing that ended that.

sweetestgirl11 Joined Fri 09/12/08 Posts: 30087	Mon 05/17/10 12:40 AM
My rule: If I can be your parent or you could be mine then the answer is "No". Plus or minus 13 years is about right. "Or these people who say "I'm 40 and my kid is 21, so I couldn't date someone my kid's age." Why, because you can't tell your own kid from someone else who happens to be the same age? If that's the case, you've got bigger problems to fry." apparently respondent missed the above item I agree with the OP if you can't differentiate your own children or parents from an attractive person close to their age - with respect to dating - that's just weird. I don't even think about my adult kids when I meet a man who is close to their age. To do so is just weird. My kids and men I date - nuh - uh - completely separate animals....even though my past boyfriends have been older than my kids- a few by at least a few years - some closer to my age -there is just no connection there - this shouldn't even be a topic

sweetestgirl11 Joined Fri 09/12/08 Posts: 30087	Mon 05/17/10 12:42 AM
I guess it's just the going too young that's weird to me. I mean, what does a 40 year old have in common with an 18 year old? My dad told me recently that he was dating a 23 year old! It was the "nothing in common" thing that ended that. yup what u have in common and outlook on life has more to do wiht it than age.

Shasta1 Joined Wed 09/09/09 Posts: 3308	Mon 05/17/10 01:05 AM
yup what u have in common and outlook on life has more to do wiht it than age. Although never really dwelled on it, I don't know if could feel comfortable with someone who hasn't the life experience of age, otherwise...what she said.

JustAGuy2112 Joined Sun 12/16/07 Posts: 18033	Mon 05/17/10 12:06 PM
I've never really had a particular age range. My daughter's mom was 9 years younger than me. I've also been with someone 12 years older. The woman I am going to be meeting in a couple of weeks is 8 years younger. It really doesn't much matter to me. I will say that it would just be odd for me if someone I was interested in was within a couple of years of the age of my daughter.