| Does it matter male vs female? |
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No
Sincerely, 36 year old guy who just met (ostensibly) 25 year old woman. |
| No. |
| Nope. I know 40-year-olds dating 28-year-olds. Now THERE is a big life difference. |
| No. There are 19years between my husband and me. |
Damn. Assuming you're the younger one, your life is going to suck once you hit your mid 40s |
| When I was 25 I though guys who were 34 were ancient. I think within three years is ideal and anything over six is a big gap. Six is still a lot tho. |
I think as you age, that gap,gets less significant. I am in my early 40s and my BF is 12 years older. I don't think the age gap is very significant at all. |
| The age gap gets less as you age. I'm with a guy who is eight years my senior now. But if I'd met him when I was 25 ... 33 would have seemed considerably older to me. Because I was immature. |
| Yes. You'll end up being his nursemaid when he turns into a broken-down old man. |
| It doesn’t strike me as a big deal. |
| Personally, it would be too much for me and I wouldn't want my kids to date someone either that older or younger. |
| 1/2*34 + 7 = 24. So you're good. |
| I think it’s okay if it’s the man who is older. |
| It depends a bit on your maturity and life experiences. When I met my DH, he was 34 and I was turning 27, but I’d lived and worked overseas. I found 20 something men to be relatively immature. |