January 13, 2005
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Here’s the question of the day… Does age really matter when you’re looking for that special someone?
I believe it’s safe to assume that if you are 21, any legal age is
acceptable to go out with. But add just five years to that and
it’s a whole different story. Because if you are 26, do you
really feel comfortable dating an 18 year old? Howabout if you
are 30, would you date someone who is 10 years younger than you?I usually say that age is just a number and it comes down to the
compatibility of the couple. But sometimes age affects that
compatibility. One side of the couple could have grown their
personality in a whole different decade than the other one, and that
has to affect their interests. Now if the difference of interests
doesn’t matter, and the couple are still compatible just on the basis
that they get along really well, then it comes down again to the age
question.Based on work or school, single people in their late 20′s to early 30′s
are probably meeting younger people straight from high school or still
in college. Being single at that age, it would awfully be
tempting to disregard the notion of age and go with whoever is
available. That’s almost an easy excuse to dating a younger person, but
it’s still always up in the air if it would work out at all in the long
run.My rule? 4 – 6 years apart is acceptable for me. There’s going to
have to be some major exception for me to go beyond that rule.
