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At age 45 turning in 46 in March 2017. The highest age range date I would date would be 11 yrs my Senior. The Youngest. 27 although It really should be 36 or so. So basically within 10 yrs of my age give or take a couple of years.

 

Thats a full fledge Love relationship.

 

On the pure Selfish side just Sex. As long as I don't look at her as a daughter or mother. Anything goes. Although I doubt I would go younger than 24 or older than 70.

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Dating for social interaction? Doesn't matter beyond having a good time.

 

Serious LTR? My age or older, so late 50's to late 60's.

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Thats if control in age was a factor. If I met a great 27 yr old or 55 yr old. My age range goes out the window. I doubt I would be with a 70 yr old no matter how hot she was. I also would want someone to compliment me. As long as people don't look at them with me as a mother/son-Father daughter vibe between them.

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I think people should specify if they are male or female. Women tend to be ok with dating older guys whereas a lot of men don't want to date older women.

 

I'm a 45 year old dude. I'd like to say I would seriously date any girl over 30 but these millineals drive me nuts. I think 10 years junior and maybe 1 year senior is all I can do.

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Male. I've dated as much as 10 years older, and two who were about 27 years younger, when they've come after me. One of the latter was a FWB for 5 years. My usual range is no more than 10 years younger or 3 years older, for casual or serious, but I'd go as much as 30 years younger (so about 30 yo) to 10 older if we seem suited to each other.

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Male. I've dated as much as 10 years older, and two who were about 27 years younger, when they've come after me. One of the latter was a FWB for 5 years. My usual range is no more than 10 years younger or 3 years older, for casual or serious, but I'd go as much as 30 years younger (so about 30 yo) to 10 older if we seem suited to each other.

 

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"They" say the basic rule for guys is that the minimum age of a women you should date is half your age, plus 7. Take from that what you want. So if you're 40, you should stick to women 27 and up, so "they" say.

 

I'm 30, in recent years (when I was 27-28) I've dated girls as young as 21 and I wasn't a fan of it. Sure, they look great, but mentally they're just in a totally different space. They have different priorities and inclinations that aren't analogous to an older person's, and they don't have much life experience. It's not for me.

 

These days I'd hesitate to date someone younger than 24-25, and in honesty, I wouldn't date someone older than me. That being said, I don't really "have" to.

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"They" say the basic rule for guys is that the minimum age of a women you should date is half your age, plus 7. Take from that what you want. So if you're 40, you should stick to women 27 and up, so "they" say.

 

I'm 30, in recent years (when I was 27-28) I've dated girls as young as 21 and I wasn't a fan of it. Sure, they look great, but mentally they're just in a totally different space. They have different priorities and inclinations that aren't analogous to an older person's, and they don't have much life experience. It's not for me.

 

These days I'd hesitate to date someone younger than 24-25, and in honesty, I wouldn't date someone older than me. That being said, I don't really "have" to.

 

 

Who exactly is "they"?, usually when people say "they" it refers to random people.

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Who exactly is "they"?, usually when people say "they" it refers to random people.

 

Yes, I meant random people, but I was acknowledging the random, arbitrary aspect of it -- that these people are just random people and you should take their opinions with a grain of salt.

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I'm 38.

 

For a long term relationship I'd say 28-40, but would make exceptions either way if we really clicked.

 

For a one night stand or a short term passionate fling, between 18 and 80 if I felt attracted enough. Although between 40-55 ideally, as I'm most sexually attracted to this age demographic of women. Women under 30 generally don't appear on my radar.

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GunslingerRoland

If I was single, I'd probably try to stick within 10 years in either direction. I'm not saying that would be a hard limit, but I'm imagining it would have to be a pretty exceptional case for me to seriously date someone that far in age from myself.

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Male, 43. Relationships have ranged from 14 years younger to 3 years older, with the majority being +/- 3 years.

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ima 22 year old young whipper snapper. Anywhere from 18 to 25 although let's be honest, a 25 year old probably isn't going to like me.

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I'm 23, nearly 24. I'm currently dating someone who is 32 (but will be 33 before I am 24- so there will be 10 years gap for a few weeks!).

 

I don't really have a problem with it. Like I'm fairly mature for my age, always had a lot of older friends, he probably drinks and parties way more than me. I'm a qualified healthcare professional. I have job security etc.

 

I'd say it's only really a problem if you are emotionally on different pages. Like I'm a mature early twenties person, and he's probably a little behind where a typical 30 something is. (He was a student for a long time- did a degree before dentistry) and then he jokes that all military people are like teenagers anyway.

 

The only thing that bugs me with age gaps is financial situation. I have 30K of student debt, I've only been qualified a short time period so haven't been earning decent money for very long... and I just spent my savings on moving and changing jobs (9K pay decrease- but better job satisfaction, better lifestyle, and the chance to double my wage in the next 10-15 years)... he's on 4 times my current salary, owns a house etc... that always makes me feel kind of inferior.

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CaliforniaGirl

I have never felt comfortable going a few years either way.

 

Probably five-ish years or so either way has been my comfort zone - relatability, attraction, just the whole works.

 

FTR, my husband is almost four years younger than I am. He's near my max.

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I am a 33 year old woman. I will not under any circumstance date younger than me. Many reasons why. My age preference is no more than 10 years older. I prefer a man to be a couple years older than me, like around 5 years older. I would date someone born in the same year as I am, but no younger. Max age I will date is 43. My last serious bf was 11 years older than me and it was kind of too much.

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Male, 50. My age limits for a relationship are roughly 40 to 55. I might go a year or two outside that range for the right person.

 

For sex, that's a hard question. I met a 63 year old woman the other day that I would definitely do. I could easily see sleeping with someone in her mid 30s. Maybe even upper 20s if I were drinking (and she was game which is the real question) any younger than that and it would be too close to my daughter's age to be anything but icky.

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44 year old male here, about to turn 45 in a couple of weeks. My current girlfriend is 10 years younger than me, which causes some issues from time to time due to the financial place we are both currently in life. I've dated younger than that and it always ended in disaster. Usually my best relationships have been +/- 5 years no matter what age I was at the time.

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I'm 41. If I were single, I think I'd be comfortable dating someone within 5 years of my age. I'd give a few years either way for someone special.

 

When I was younger, I preferred dating men who were between 3 and 12 years my senior. When I started dating DH, who is a whopping 3 months younger than me, I actually wondered if he was too young, but I fell in love and it's worked out, lol.

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