Relationships - Age limits

if you are both happy then go for it....

only thing is that you may be both in different stages of life so you need to figure out exactly what you want from a relationship

with a girl 8 years younger than me im 30 shes 22 and its all gravy

Is the rule not half your age plus 7??

seamus wrote: »

You've already been called a cradle snatcher even though you haven't asked her out?

Is this something you make a habit of?

I would imagine he told his friends he thought about asking her out and that was the result.

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

I would imagine he told his friends he thought about asking her out and that was the result.

At 38, you should be able to think for yourself imo.

frosty123 wrote: »

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(you being cheeky?)

Not really. If it feels right, ask her out.

Plenty of blokes will call you a cradle snatcher but the same blokes at 38 would gladly do the same if some younger woman was into them.

if there is grass on the pitch something something

fergus1001 wrote: »

if there is grass on the pitch something something

With everyone being plucked, shaved or waxed these days....
Thats a rule that could see ya in jail! :pac:

frosty123 wrote: »

Ok, i'm a bloke of 38 and i'm contemplating asking out a 25 yr old woman..so thats a 13 year age gap.

Ive been called a dirty bastard, cradle snatcher etc...am i?

But surely if a woman (or indeed man) is 25 they're old & mature enough to date whatever age partner they want??

I want feedback on this please...whats your age gap limit? have you ever been out with someone thats has been way older than you.. or way younger than you?

Thanks,

Can you see her being comfortable on a night out with your peer group bearing in mind you're nearly 40 ?

Would you be ok with socialising with a group of her pals in their 20s ?

If the answers are yes , go for it.

TBH, and I know this probably won't go down well, but even the power dynamic thing has always bothered me. If I fall for a woman in a position authority over me and she happens to fall for me too (as opposed to #metoo ) there should be no reason why, as consenting adults, we can't bamswaggle eachothers' flumpuses.

It seems to me that this is one of those societal rules which in place to protect those without self-confidence who might feel pressurised even when there's no pressure intended - but there should be a get-out clause for those of us who are self-confident to be able to say "I'm perfectly capable of looking after myself, my lecturer / manager / supervisor / arresting Garda / methadone provider / TSA agent / etc is not intimidating me, and I actually want this".

It's a little ridiculous that because these things end up being unhealthy or abusive in some cases, all of society should just rule out potential romance with people who could easily be their soul mate, if one believes in those things, because they happen to have a relationship involving authority in some way.