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Where he's younger! He's 19 (almost 20 lol) and I'm 24. I feel ok about it personally, but I know his mates think he's a stud and mine think I'm a cradle snatcher!
It's fairly common for the guy to be older, but when it's the girl people seem a bit disgusted. I know long term the age gap would probably prove a problem (we're at uni together now and have totally different plans for after) but right now we're having fun together. A couple of people have been quite rude about it though, anyone in the same situation?
It's fairly common for the guy to be older, but when it's the girl people seem a bit disgusted. I know long term the age gap would probably prove a problem (we're at uni together now and have totally different plans for after) but right now we're having fun together. A couple of people have been quite rude about it though, anyone in the same situation?
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I don't see why anyone should be disgusted or rude about it. Bloody idiots.
Ha ha. I've been thinking about this lately. I'm 23 and going to uni where a lot of the guys will be 18 / 19, so I've been wondering how low would I go. My conclusion is probably 19 to pull and 20 to date, but this would depend on maturity and how old they actually looked. So 19 year olds look about 15 whereas some look in their 20s. But, morally speaking, of course ther'es nothing wrong with it. As long as you have stuff in common and get on and fancy eachother - who elses business is it?
nah having a toy boy sounds like fun. remember women reach their sexual peak in there 40's and men reach theres at 18 
Sod everyone else, there's nothing wrong with that at all, the older you are the less it matters. If I went 5 years younger now at 19 that would be very very strange and I'd get locked up but if he's nearly 20 it's hardly cradle snatching. From my experience I'd say that most 'adult' guys can be pretty immature whether they are 19 or 29. Age is just a numberxx
Age is never a factor of Love
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It amazes me how people can still be this naive about it.
what? I just think that age shouldn't be a problem to people. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher sure didn't. Madonna and Guy Ritchie didn't. Why let a number get in the way of happiness? And I don't appreciate being called naive. Just come right out and call me STUPID. Just cos I have a differing opinion than other people's doesn't mean that I'm naive. It's MY opinion, not yours.
But anyway, I'm STUPID then.
strawberry
what? I just think that age shouldn't be a problem to people. Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher sure didn't. Madonna and Guy Ritchie didn't. Why let a number get in the way of happiness? And I don't appreciate being called naive. Just come right out and call me STUPID. Just cos I have a differing opinion than other people's doesn't mean that I'm naive. It's MY opinion, not yours.
But anyway, I'm STUPID then.
But anyway, I'm STUPID then.
I'm not calling you stupid. I'm calling you and everyone who says "Age is just a number" naive. Which means you don't have the experience to see that it's not true. You can name all sorts of couples with large age differences - this is NOT proof that a)the age is not an issue in that relationship or b)Age is NEVER an issue.
Particularly at our age, we change a lot in a very short time. I am not the same person I was 5 years ago, by a long way - there's definitely more than a numerical difference. Relationships with age differences can and often do work out, but to pretend that there isn't a difference is a very unwise thing to do.
no. I didn't mean pretend there's no difference. but for some people, it doesn't even matter.
If I remember rightly, my brother and his girlfriend got together when he was 19 and she was 24. My parents both thought that she was a bit old for him, since he was just going off to uni and she had finished long ago. That was about four years ago though and they're still together, have had a few rough patches but nothing that I would say is related to the age gap.
okay. 
well i dont think your age should matter as long as both of you are okay with it and love each other :-)
Love is what matters, and that's all. It's about you two, and don't let anyone else's perception bother you.
My friend's brother got married to a 24-year-old at 19. They got together when he was 17 (she didn't know his age then, but that's not the point 
). They're still happily married and have a child. Obviously each individual situation is different, but if it's not a problem for either of you, then where's the harm? Ignore people being rude about it, to be honest that just seems a bit pathetic and those people aren't worth listening to, quite frankly.
). They're still happily married and have a child. Obviously each individual situation is different, but if it's not a problem for either of you, then where's the harm? Ignore people being rude about it, to be honest that just seems a bit pathetic and those people aren't worth listening to, quite frankly.Related discussions
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