How old is too old when it comes to relationships?

**Davers**

I've always been a firm believer that age doesn't matter when it comes to two adults. However, I'm now in a situation where I'm 8 years older than the girl. I'm 26, she's 18. We are both adults. Plus I met her when she was 18 so I can't look at her with any kind of memory of her as an adolescent. I feel like I'm interested but the age difference is still nagging at me since she is just 18.

What do you guys feel about this? I tried looking up opinions on age differences for adults, and pretty much everyone agrees that two adults, no matter of age, are morally fine together and accepted in society. Anyone have any similar experiences you wouldn't mind sharing?

Btw, this is not advice on dating as I wouldn't turn to an internet forum (sorry guys). This is simply asking your views on something like this. It's weird because I never thought twice about age between two adults until now. Maybe it's because she's so close to being an adolescent that I'm relating these feelings.

**Sarg338** · Joined: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 5143

My parents are 10 years apart, and another one of my friend's parents are about 11 or so years apart, so I would say that it's perfectly fine.

**sorasgoof** · Joined: 09 Mar 2008 Posts: 2314

A similar question- what do you guys think of a woman being older than a man in a relationship?
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**thecaptainof** · Joined: 04 May 2007 Posts: 7571 Location: ¯\(°_o)/¯

Nothing wrong with that, it's the same ages that my parents were when they got together.
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**Davers** · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:46 pm Post subject:

**FL4RE** · Joined: 15 Jul 2008 Posts: 4178 Location: Liverpool yano

First of all I dont have any problem with the woman being older than the guy in a relationship.

Age difference wise i'm a bit...uhh critical. Like during teenhood if one of the partners was more than 2 years older than the other (school years that is) then I thought it was really weird (A lot of my school did to be honest). Like 18 to around 30 a five year difference is fine by me (no more). And 30+ ten year difference isn't a big deal...

Am I alone in thinking like this?
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**arvain** · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 9:55 pm Post subject:

It's perfectly fine for me.

Of course, when you can directly relate something to you own situation, it always feels a bit different, but still, as long you're both adults, i can't think of any valid reason to not be fine with that ^^

Plus, as people grow older, such a difference (and 8 years isn't thaaat huge tbh) is even less of a deal. I guess it can be sortof "huge" when you're like at work, and the other person is in school or something, but really, that's all.

My mom is just 4 months younger than my dad, my sister is 4 years older than her boyfriend, my grandpa was 4 years older than my grandma, and i wouldn't mind if i had a younger/older boyfriend (i'm only 23 though, so 8 years younger would get me in trouble xD).

Whatever, really i just find it fine

**Davers** · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:02 pm Post subject:

I can say I don't look 8 years older than her. Only a good handful of people can actually look at me and tell me I'm 26. Most will say 20, 21 at the oldest. So I can always take that into account that I at least only look anywhere from 2 to 3 years older than her XD

**jdamillio** · Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 1041 Location: Philadelphia

my father is 63, my mother is 38, they've been married for 26 years now. there's absolutely nothing wrong with your situation Dave. now if you're a senior in high school and you're going out with someone in middle school... that's a problem :P
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**Davers** · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2010 10:23 pm Post subject:

**jdamillio** · Joined: 17 Oct 2007 Posts: 1041 Location: Philadelphia

LLOOOOLLL WHOOPS i meant 20 years, that would be very...weird XD you get the point though. doesn't matter what age you two are, if you guys love each other then there should not be a damn thing that should stop you two from being together. period.
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**fudrick** · Joined: 17 Feb 2008 Posts: 2372 Location: Orlando, Florida

My mom is 39, her boyfriend is 26, and they've been together for almost 8 years.
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