The Age Issue!!

what would you say is a too big of a gap in a relationship?
would you say an 18yr old with a 22yr old is acceptable??
opinions ppl....

Scroll to see replies

Reply 1

rmyl

it really depends on the people and which way round the age gap is (ie. if the man is the older one or the other way round)
in my eyes 4 years difference at that age isn't bad at all.
4 years when one is 14, the other 18, is then more of an issue.
i'm 20 and my guy is 6 years older, it doesn't bother me in the slightest!

Reply 2

dumbdunc

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 3

Dittoo

It depends on how old you are to begin with.

For me, im 17, but wouldn't go anything but 2 years lower. (school years that is, so i just finished yr 13, so would only go to year 11.)

To be honest, if your happy being in a relationship, age shouldn't matter.

Half your age, add 7

AsianStar

what would you say is a too big of a gap in a relationship?
would you say an 18yr old with a 22yr old is acceptable??
opinions ppl....

That particular example is fine.

The gap depends on the ages you're at anyway... it's all relative.

Reply 6

xameliax

spartakist

Half your age, add 7

For what exactly? The age of the person we should be dating, or the maximum age gap? Your post doesn't make a great deal of sense to me :s-smilie:

Reply 7

Dittoo

No because then if your 18 it would be acceptable to be with a 2 year old.

18/2 = 9 + 7 = 16

The age of the person you should see...im pretty sure that's how it works.

Reply 8

stephanie2007

I dont think 4 years is a big deal. as long as you are happy with it. i mean, when you are 20 he will be 24 and i dont think that seems as bad. its only because your still a teenager and hes not. thats how i see it anyway :smile:

Reply 9

spartakist

xameliax

For what exactly? The age of the person we should be dating, or the maximum age gap? Your post doesn't make a great deal of sense to me :s-smilie:

Age of the person...Half your age and add 7 years to the figure you get...eg I am 18, so 18/2=9, 9 add 7 is 16, so 16 years would be the youngest I could go...obv. this is never concreter but it seems to be near to what is socially accepted...

Reply 10

sophisticated

I dont think 18 and 22 is a big deal at all.
My friend has only just turned 18 and she's now dating a 25 year old, and her parents are ok with it, they're normally quite strict.

Reply 11

Ice_Queen

My best mate is twenty seven and dating a girl in my year (she's now eighteen). I'm happy with that, they're happy with that...age makes no difference from the age of around sixteen (in my opinion, of course).

Reply 12

hannah_dru

There's nothing wrong with that.

In my opinion, age doesn't matter at all, just so long as the two people love each other & it's legal. My boyfriend is older than me.

There's loads of threads on this already. I swear one crops up every week or so.

Reply 13

olibubble

im 22 and my partner is 34.

Reply 14

username47781

18 and 22 is fine compared to say a 14 year old and an 18 year old. Only issues with say an 18 year old going out with someone like over 30 is that both people are at a different stage in life and maturity, but obviously some people don't find that a problem.

Reply 15

*River

There's clearly a difference between a 12 and 16 year old couple and an 18 and 22 year old couple though.

Reply 16

NDGAARONDI

Ah but what if it's 15 and 19 hmmm?

Reply 17

lea164

If the youngest person in the relationship is over 18, then the age shouldn't matter because you're both adults. (If under 18 I think it should be 2 years difference max.)