How old is "too old" for a relationship?

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#1 thattotally
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I just found out that Brad Pitt is over 10 years older than Angelina Julie! Who would have thought? He always look more attractive than her (what with her wrinkles and scary eyes) so I never would have guessed.

It gets me thinking, in a relationship how much do you care about age difference? For me 5 years would be tops. Relationships are hard enough as it is, so being much older or younger than your partner... I don't know if something long-term can be established, how about you guys? Do you think you could make it work?

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#2 racing1750
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yeh 5 years sounds about right.
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#3 caribo2222
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I just found out that Brad Pitt is over 10 years older than Angelina Julie! Who would have thought? He always look more attractive than her (what with her wrinkles and scary eyes) so I never would have guessed.

It gets me thinking, in a relationship how much do you care about age difference? For me 5 years would be tops. Relationships are hard enough as it is, so being much older or younger than your partner... I don't know if something long-term can be established, how about you guys? Do you think you could make it work?

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#4 GodofBigMacs
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5 is probably the border. They're celebrities, hence, they are not human.
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#5 thriteenthmonke
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It varies depending on the ages how old the people involved are.
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#6 Dylan_11
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As long as they are legal it doesn't matter.
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#7 duxup
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Someone post that dating and age formula already. I forget what it is.
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#8 rawsavon
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The older you get, the bigger the 'acceptable' age gap -5 years b/w a 15 and 10 year old (or 15 and 20) would be a huge deal -5 years b/w a 28 and 33 year old...not so much (even less so b/w a 40 and 45 year old)
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#9 rawsavon
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Someone post that dating and age formula already. I forget what it is.duxup
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#10 weezyfb
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when you get past 25 age doesnt matter much. but the woman is usually younger because of the biological clock deal. men can have kids in to their 70s
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#11 comp_atkins
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[QUOTE="rawsavon"]The older you get, the bigger the 'acceptable' age gap -5 years b/w a 15 and 10 year old (or 15 and 20) would be a huge deal -5 years b/w a 28 and 33 year old...not so much (even less so b/w a 40 and 45 year old)

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[QUOTE="duxup"]Someone post that dating and age formula already. I forget what it is.rawsavon
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dragonrebel's formula == "13? TOO OLD :x" I have known a fair number of couples with pretty broad age gaps that seem to be pretty successful. I have a couple friends one of whom is 52 and the other is 34, and they've been involved for more than 5 years
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#13 Tjeremiah1988
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I could care less. I cant clown men who dates woman 10yrs younger than him. Gotta give prop :)
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#14 z4twenny
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its different for everybody but the older you get the less it matters. i wouldn't date a girl much older than me but i wouldn't have too much of an issue with a girl a bit younger than me because i'm pretty immature.

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#15 maccer101
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There's this guy that plays John Lennon in the new movie Nowhere Boy, He's 19 and about to have a child with the 42 year old director.... yeah.

source n stuff

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There's this guy that plays John Lennon in the new movie Nowhere Boy, He's 19 and about to have a child with the 42 year old director.... yeah.

source n stuff

maccer101
she needs to write a book...
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#17 rawsavon
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[QUOTE="maccer101"]

There's this guy that plays John Lennon in the new movie Nowhere Boy, He's 19 and about to have a child with the 42 year old director.... yeah.

source n stuff

Poor kid :(
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[QUOTE="maccer101"]

There's this guy that plays John Lennon in the new movie Nowhere Boy, He's 19 and about to have a child with the 42 year old director.... yeah.

source n stuff

Tjeremiah1988
she needs to write a book...

A Practical Guide to Cougaring?
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#19 EMOEVOLUTION
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doesn't matter.. I wouldn't care if a 90 year old dated a 20 year old.

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[QUOTE="Tjeremiah1988"][QUOTE="maccer101"]

There's this guy that plays John Lennon in the new movie Nowhere Boy, He's 19 and about to have a child with the 42 year old director.... yeah.

source n stuff

xaos
she needs to write a book...

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I laughed :lol:
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#21 JadeNic
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Someone post that dating and age formula already. I forget what it is.duxup

I believe it is:

.5x+7=m

where x is your age and m is the minimum age of the person you can date.

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#22 AFBrat77
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As long as they are legal it doesn't matter.Dylan_11

agreed

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[QUOTE="duxup"]Someone post that dating and age formula already. I forget what it is.JadeNic

I believe it is:

.5x+7=m

where x is your age and m is the minimum age of the person you can date.

That would be pretty problematic for various cradle-robbing, human-boning vampires of recent fiction
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#24 AdjacentLives
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Nothing under the age of 18. Everything else goes. How I feel on the subject ? All you really need is to be able to love the person, age doesn't interfere.

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#25 pecanin
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Me 30+

Second Wife 22

i am happy

women of my age group are all wrinkly and stuff :?

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#26 ariz3260
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As long as both parties are of age and entered the relationship voluntarily, I don't see any problem with it

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#27 194197844077667059316682358889
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Me 30+

Second Wife 22

i am happy

women of my age group are all wrinkly and stuff :?

pecanin
[spoiler] Your current wife will eventually be 30+ :\ [/spoiler]
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#28 rawsavon
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[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="pecanin"]

Me 30+

Second Wife 22

i am happy

women of my age group are all wrinkly and stuff :?

[spoiler] Your current wife will eventually be 30+ :\ [/spoiler]

Hopefully the government will reinstate the 'cash for clunkers program' by that time :P
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#29 Snipes_2
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I'd have to say 50+ is too old for a relationship.

If we're talking age gaps, then I'd say anything exceeding 8 Years. I don't know why. :?

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#30 EMOEVOLUTION
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I'd have to say 50+ is too old for a relationship.

If we're talking age gaps, then I'd say anything exceeding 5 Years. I don't know why. :?

Snipes_2
so, you're not allowed to have a romantic relationship if you're over 50?
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#31 pecanin
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[QUOTE="pecanin"]

Me 30+

Second Wife 22

i am happy

women of my age group are all wrinkly and stuff :?

xaos

[spoiler] Your current wife will eventually be 30+ :\ [/spoiler]

You have just made my day :D

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#32 travsbbygrl
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As long as they are legal it doesn't matter.Dylan_11
i agree...now if the kid is like 10 and the other person is like 40, there's a problem there...not to mention its pretty gross.
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#33 Xx_Hopeless_xX
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I would say 10+ year difference...

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#34 Snipes_2
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[QUOTE="Snipes_2"]

I'd have to say 50+ is too old for a relationship.

If we're talking age gaps, then I'd say anything exceeding 8 Years. I don't know why. :?

EMOEVOLUTION

so, you're not allowed to have a romantic relationship if you're over 50?

That's kind of bordering on Predator don't you think? I'm talking about if he goes after someone that's under age 40.

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#35 thriteenthmonke
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[QUOTE="duxup"]Someone post that dating and age formula already. I forget what it is.rawsavon
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Isn't he banned? Anyways, the classic dating age formula is that 1/2 your age + seven years is the youngest person you can date without it being weird.
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#36 EMOEVOLUTION
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[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"][QUOTE="Snipes_2"]

I'd have to say 50+ is too old for a relationship.

If we're talking age gaps, then I'd say anything exceeding 8 Years. I don't know why. :?

Snipes_2

so, you're not allowed to have a romantic relationship if you're over 50?

That's kind of bordering on Predator don't you think? I'm talking about if he goes after someone that's under age 40.

I don't think it's a problem really. As long as the person they're dealing with is mature enough for the relationship. UP, until, relatively recently.. it wasn't uncommon for older men to wed teenage women... and it was considered absolutely normal.
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#37 pecanin
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[QUOTE="rawsavon"][QUOTE="duxup"]Someone post that dating and age formula already. I forget what it is.thriteenthmonke
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Isn't he banned? Anyways, the classic dating age formula is that 1/2 your age + seven years is the youngest person you can date without it being weird.

Once again mathematics screws my life,why not use chemistry or physics :?

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#38 Snipes_2
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[QUOTE="Snipes_2"]

[QUOTE="EMOEVOLUTION"] so, you're not allowed to have a romantic relationship if you're over 50?EMOEVOLUTION

That's kind of bordering on Predator don't you think? I'm talking about if he goes after someone that's under age 40.

I don't think it's a problem really. As long as the person they're dealing with is mature enough for the relationship. UP, until, relatively recently.. it wasn't uncommon for older men to wed teenage women... and it was considered absolutely normal.

Yeah, I know. In England 40 Year Olds use to marry 18 Year Olds. I'm just keeping it in perspective of Todays Society.

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I think age difference means a lot less as you get older. To me, at least, there's a big difference between a 25 year old dating a 15 year old versus a 25 year old dating a 35 year old.

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#40 Ontain
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age difference means less the older you are. 10 years isn't much for 40 year olds.
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#41 tofu-lion91
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My mum's boyfriend is 10 years older than her and it's fine. The older you get the more age differences don't matter
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#42 Atmanix
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My sister-in-law is 26. Her husband is 42 I believe. It took a while to get used to, but it feels normal now for the most part.

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#43 BumFluff122
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20 years.

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#44 muller39
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I dont think age difference matters in the least.

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Ask Hugh Hefner.
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#46 roleplayer2004
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When you're not in the same generation, or you could go by the 10 year rule.

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I like all my women with a fine coat of dust on them.
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5 is probably the border. They're celebrities, hence, they are not human. GodofBigMacs

That is the stupidest quote I've heard for the year. They are not gods. They're just a walking tabloid for the lonely house wives.

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#49 DigitalExile
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It depends on the age bracket and most importantly the people involved.

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[QUOTE="GodofBigMacs"]5 is probably the border. They're celebrities, hence, they are not human. roleplayer2004

That is the stupidest quote I've heard for the year. They are not gods. They're just a walking tabloid for the lonely house wives.

I believe he was saying that they're lower than humans, not higher.