Age range factor

[Jungler19 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jungler19]

I'll keep this thread quick and straight forward.
Let me start off by saying: I know this girl for awhile (she comes to my restaurant) and we get to see each other a couple of days a week, but we don't know each other very well cause there is little talk but there is a lot of eye contact and sometimes i caught her biting her lips

What i know about her is that, She's 7 years older than me.
And i've been told that she is too old for me and that it's "different" if a girl likes a guy who is way older than her.. why this? I don't get it..

I Believe that love isn't about numbers

Are there any general thoughts on the age range and what affects the relationship?

[bigborer Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close bigborer]

Doesn't matter. Talk to her a bit, then just ask her out- and that's about all there is

[CUSP82 Administrator Admin of the Month Dec 2014PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close CUSP82]

Age is a state of mind, not years. Besides how old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?

[AlpineNewt Senior Member Member of the Month Sept 2014 Find all posts View Profile Close AlpineNewt]

My first real girlfriend was almost 7 years older than me. Best 10 months of my life

[Eazygeezer Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Eazygeezer]

I dated a 25 year old briefly when I was 18, it was all good I'm pretty sure you can't be much younger than that pal lol

Ask her out and see what happens, im guessing you must fancy her, otherwise you wouldn't even be thinking about asking her out. In which case who cares how old she is.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained!

[kickinthemebs Senior Member Member of the Month Feb 2014 Find all posts View Profile Close kickinthemebs]

That's fine, I wouldn't have any hard and fast rules about age, as long as things are good, who cares!

[Jungler19 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jungler19]

Age is a state of mind, not years. Besides how old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?

I guess i would be 18 years old, so two years younger.. plus even this girl that i know looks waaay younger, She looks almost my age.

[Qandisa Senior Member Member of the Month March 2016 Find all posts View Profile Close Qandisa]

Age doesn't matter. I tell you this as someone who is "older" and is attracted to younger men. Sometimes much younger men. Generally I don't feel like there's a huge age difference when with them, unless I have to start explaining pop culture references from before they were born. I generally don't go for men that are older than me because something about it just feels off to me. The oldest FWB I've had lately is 5 years younger than me, the youngest one is 20+ years younger. And my last long-term lover was 9 years younger than me and yet when we were out together people always thought he was the older one. For the most part much of age is just perception.

[BigO AdministratorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close BigO]

I agree that in the majority of cases, age doesn't matter much if there is a connection and attraction.

A couple things that might come into play is interests, and maturity level. At least as far as relationships go. Might be why people say a younger woman and older man work better, because women are assumed to mentally mature faster. I believe this is still a case by case basis, and should be taken with a grain of salt.

You both are in your twenty's, and interested in each other. I can't find any problem with that. Go for it!

[hiddengem Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close hiddengem]

I agree with the majority, as long as you're both adults. Age is just a number. Good luck!

[Obsidian Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Obsidian]

My wife is 5 years older than me and we never had any problems ;P

this year will be 8 years in relationship and 5 years married, we were never better than now !

[TPW Senior Member Member of the Month Oct 2013 Find all posts View Profile Close TPW]

I'll keep this thread quick and straight forward.
Let me start off by saying: I know this girl for awhile (she comes to my restaurant) and we get to see each other a couple of days a week, but we don't know each other very well cause there is little talk but there is a lot of eye contact and sometimes i caught her biting her lips

What i know about her is that, She's 7 years older than me.
And i've been told that she is too old for me and that it's "different" if a girl likes a guy who is way older than her.. why this? I don't get it..

I Believe that love isn't about numbers

Are there any general thoughts on the age range and what affects the relationship?

Hey Jungler,

As long as both parties are consenting adults, age shouldn't be an issue. The only things that may affect the relationship are essentially the same as any other romantic (short or long term) relationship - sexual compatibility, interests or a lack thereof, values, beliefs and in some cases, meddling friends and family members.

[BigRooster Senior Member Member of the Month Apr 2018PEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close BigRooster]

Hey Jungler,

As long as both parties are consenting adults, age shouldn't be an issue. The only things that may affect the relationship are essentially the same as any other romantic (short or long term) relationship - sexual compatibility, interests or a lack thereof, values, beliefs and in some cases, meddling friends and family members.

What about older men and younger ladies? Age still not a factor?

[TPW Senior Member Member of the Month Oct 2013 Find all posts View Profile Close TPW]

What about older men and younger ladies? Age still not a factor?

Well BigRooster...Since there seems to be greater universal awareness and acceptance of the older man/younger woman dynamic, I would say that no, age is still not a factor - provided both are of sound mind and the age of consent.

[Rybina Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Rybina]

I Believe that love isn't about numbers

You've answered this yourself.