Is dating a younger guy a bad idea?

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A user shares their experience of being asked out by a younger guy, only to feel uncertain after discovering he is two years younger. Their friends, who come from a conservative background, disapprove of the age difference, leading to feelings of social pressure. The discussion highlights varying perspectives on age differences in relationships, particularly how they are perceived differently at younger ages compared to adulthood. Many contributors argue that a two-year difference is insignificant, especially as maturity varies among individuals. The conversation touches on societal norms, peer pressure, and the importance of personal happiness over external opinions. Ultimately, the consensus leans towards encouraging the user to pursue the relationship if they feel a connection, regardless of age.
  • #91
Lisa! said:
By an imaginary gf or a real 1? I've noticed that most of men have some of these imaginary gfs that they're going to date(or are already dating)when things don't work the way they want while they're dating someone...:smile:
Unfortunately, she's quite real. :frown:
 
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  • #92
My wife is older then me. Not a big deal.




Well, she is older by one day only. Which makes the deal even smaller :smile:
 
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  • #93
DaveC426913 said:
But if you still want a number:

1] Take your age.
2] Divide it by 2.
3] Add 7 to it.
4] Is he that age or older? Then you're OK.

My neighbor son is 2 yo, looks like he should look for 8 yo GF :smile:
 
  • #94
Borek said:
My wife is older then me. Not a big deal.
Well, she is older by one day only. Which makes the deal even smaller :smile:

Hm. Does she still count as a cougar?
 
  • #95
DaveC426913 said:
Hm. Does she still count as a cougar?
I don't think so. I chased her thinking she was two years younger :smile:
 
  • #96
Borek said:
My neighbor son is 2 yo, looks like he should look for 8 yo GF :smile:

That means they youngest girl he can date is 8, but are 2 year old boys really that interested in getting a girlfriend?
 
  • #97
Evo said:
Unfortunately, she's quite real. :frown:

Good men are either taken, dead or gay!:groan:
What killes me is that most of the time the woman who's taken the good guy, doesn't realize what a gem she's got and therefor she treats him so badly.

*sorry for my grammatical errors*:shy:
 
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  • #98
With respect to the OP's question, I'd say sure. I generally dated older women, but also occassionally women somewhat younger by a couple of years. My wife is 6.5 years older than me. Most of my friends are older.
 
  • #99
Lisa! said:
Good men are either taken, dead or gay!:groan:
What killes me is that most of the time the woman who's taken the good guy, doesn't realize what a gem she's got and therefor she treats him so badly.

*sorry for my grammatical errors*:shy:

Hey! I'm not dead, taken, nor gay, are you saying I'm not a good man? :cry:
 
  • #100
jim mcnamara said:
I think the thread resumed "life" more because the title is interesting. And there are a lot of, um, unattached males prowling about PF.

Titles like 'Flying Saucers over New York' don't get many posts, the ones on love-lives stricken do really well. Prolly for the same reason the 'Dear Abby' column did so well for years. As did 'Sleepless in Seattle'.

yep, yeah, (and I can't remember that other one used besides 'yes' from that other thread)--

I would venture a guess that some/most of the women on the PF that have stated/admitted that they are single that their PM box is full or gets full especially right after they DO admit that they are single. (or even if they don't) :-p :-p:-p
 
  • #101
mattmns said:
Hey! I'm not dead, taken, nor gay, are you saying I'm not a good man? :cry:

(hey, maybe you can be evo's imaginary BF)
 
  • #102
That sometimes tends to be the case... WHY? LOL
 
  • #103
mcknia07 said:
That sometimes tends to be the case... WHY? LOL

:smile:





:-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p

(if there was one with drool dripping off the tongue, that would have been the best one)
 
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  • #104
Borek said:
I don't think so. I chased her thinking she was two years younger :smile:
By definition, cougars do the catching. The fact that she convinced you that you were doing the chasing is just one in the cougar's bag o tricks.

I speak from experience. (But keep this under yer hat. If she reads this, she'll kill me :wink:.)
 
  • #105
rewebster said:
:smile:





:-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p :-p

(if there was one with drool dripping off the tongue, that would have been the best one)

HAHHAHAHAHAHAAAA, well good thing there isn't :biggrin: That would be a lot of drool...
 
  • #106
bucket.gif


See previous post for context.
 
  • #107
that still may be too small (counting the number of single available desiring lonely eager anxious hormonal males here)
 
  • #108
I think you will need a bigger bucket...or what's the scale factor on that? :biggrin:
 
  • #109
mattmns said:
Hey! I'm not dead, taken, nor gay, are you saying I'm not a good man? :cry:

Wow! I'm sure you're good, matt!:approve:
Wait! Am I questioning your gender here?:rolleyes:
 
  • #110
DaveC426913 said:
By definition, cougars do the catching. The fact that she convinced you that you were doing the chasing is just one in the cougar's bag o tricks.

I speak from experience. (But keep this under yer hat. If she reads this, she'll kill me :wink:.)

I agree, the cougar is a great catch and famous for its fearce power and smooth ride.

mercury-cougar.gif


RaaaaRaaaaaaaawW
 
  • #111
DaveC426913 said:
By definition, cougars do the catching.

Unless it's one of those 'baiting the trap' situations.:biggrin:
 
  • #112
I am now convinced. I am the only human being on this forum. The rest of you are programs designed to entertain me. It all makes perfect sense now.
 
  • #113
enigma said:
Age differences stop having as much of a meaning as you get older.

2 years seems like a big difference when you're a teenager. Maybe even into the really early 20s.

Once you're mid-twenties, 2 years would be a non-issue

Can't agree any more. Maturity level starts to vary as you grow older, but everyone starts to pretty much look the same anyways.
 
  • #114
Howers said:
I am now convinced. I am the only human being on this forum. The rest of you are programs designed to entertain me. It all makes perfect sense now.

Solipsism as applied to an internet forum, that's a new one to me.
 
  • #115
jimmysnyder said:
I'm 58, so that means I can have a girlfriend 36 years old. I told my wife about this. She said I should be careful she doesn't divide me in two. And add 7 lumps on my head.
Ooh, perfect, I'm 36 and don't mind my men a little lumpy. :biggrin: That I shouldn't date anyone younger than 25 will make the 23 yo student I traveled to HI with very happy (people kept asking if we were on our honeymoon when we'd go places together, and his usual reaction was "Hell NO!" :smile:...they'd give us a weird look, and I'd explain we only work together and were there on business...in their defense, after that much time together, we WERE bickering like a married couple, so it seemed an honest mistake).

Howers said:
I am now convinced. I am the only human being on this forum. The rest of you are programs designed to entertain me. It all makes perfect sense now.

:smile: "I'm not here for your entertainment..."

I can't believe how many pages I had to read through to find out who resurrected this old thread. It's not very often that a necropost gets more replies than when it was a new topic.
 
  • #116
Necropost. I just learned a new word.
 
  • #117
Lisa! said:
Good men are either taken, dead or gay!:groan:
What about the ones that have vowed to be single and celibate for life? Those can be good men, too.
 
  • #118
DT_tokamak said:
What about the ones that have vowed to be single and celibate for life? Those can be good men, too.
If I were a betting man, I'd bet that these are very irritable guys on a short fuse...:rolleyes:
 
  • #119
DT_tokamak said:
What about the ones that have vowed to be single and celibate for life? Those can be good men, too.

Here we're talking about normal people who're good to live with!:wink:
 
  • #120
I often figured a single and celibate life marked a higher existence, an existence that exercises domination over the human body's primitive desire for mating and sexual partnership. There are so many wonderful things to explore out there so why should we confine ourselves by succumbing to hindering desires? Relationships expend excess energy that could be put towards greater ambition. Moreover, they often lead to children which are tremendous resource drains. Since the planet is well over populated at the moment and will be for many years to come, I think it would be a noble effort on our parts to refrain mating.
 

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