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why do people keep asking if it's wrong to date who they wanna date?

I keep getting told 'age is just a number' constantly... one of my friends tried to set me up with a 30 year old (I'm 19 going on 20) I refused because of the age... Is that wrong? I would love to hear opinions on age differences

Waddaya mean "I" look 50 to her..."We" look 50 to her.
Honestly, ok 10 year age gap,ok. But that is the max. Anything else (as Rooster pointed out) looks weird. Not just that. But the term gold digger comes out. Which may be why the majority of younger women go for older men. Forgetting that the guys have kids and they will be leaving money to their kin. These gold diggers just want to horn in on their cut of property, money and whatever they can take before they move on to the next grey haired fool. Imo.

Your 19 & asking why you kept getting told 'age is just a number'. And at least 23 different men show up...

Because, age is not just a number, but many will try to convince you it is ,hoping that you don't notice the age in them as they are noticing the youth in you.

Don't waste your youth on men who have already had & lost theirs.

Good luck to you

I will say it again.

Age is just a number and the mind is all so powerful and it's what you believe is what's going to dictate how mature..intelligent..wise......youthful or old one is. Im talking in general..not just about relationships.

Just look at people around you, the ones always talking about feeling old and can't do this or that anymore typically have become prematurely old . Some much older with a positive attitude and refuse to give in are generally much healthier...happier and much more youthful because of this attitude.

I already talked about experiences in another post regarding maturity in young people. Honest to gawd I have met more unintelligent..immature and ignorant men in my age group than I have younger mature men. I don't know why...maybe that's what I attract..who knows...

You're hiding a young buck in your closet aren't you...Candi?

If I had a 19 year old daughter, I would not want her with a 30 year old man. It has nothing to do with the level of maturity of either. A teenager should not be with a man of that age. If she were 21, and he 31, I would have no problem with that. Both would be grown. I think most people with daughters would agree with that.

I've dated and been in relationships with men half my age, but we were both well into adulthood.

I have know more then a few couples that had age gaps of 15 years or more.. How many are still together?... not a one.

Because time doesn't stop, and at some point the older of the couple is really old in the eyes of the younger and they lose interest.

How many people do you know who are around 50-55 and have a husband or wife around 65-70? and have been together for a long time.

And for what its worth, I have a friend who divorced then took on a girlfriend in her mid 20's, he was in his late 40's.. The girlfriend was as old as his kids.

How did his kids accept it?.. they didn't, they were embarrassed.. and told me(and others) so. The relationship didn't last.. not because of what the kids thought but because she lost interest after the novelty wore off. The kids lost a lot of respect for their father too.

Is the short burst of "happiness" worth it?.. not in my eyes. I'll stick to my age group.

But to each his own