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[–] NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 29 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Guy seriously broke the ‘half your age + seven’ rule. Off with his head.

[–] Rivalarrival 4 points 13 hours ago

It's 1/7th your age plus 2, right?

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 9 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

I tend to stick to within 5ish years of my own age. Any more seems weird.

[–] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 23 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

It becomes less meaningful as you get older.

The issue with a teen and a 30 yo is the balance of power. Kids that age haven't dated and figured out all the red flags making abuse much more likely and easy to pull off.

Once you're both over 30 it doesn't really make much difference apart from potential grossness which is super subjective.

[–] Orbituary@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago

I'm 48 and my girlfriend of several years is 31. We don't really think about it. But if I were 31 she would have been 14. It's not a pleasant thought in that context.

[–] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 14 points 19 hours ago

I’m 45 and still feel the same way I did when I was younger. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

My sister and I had an agreement, I don't date anyone younger than her and she doesn't date anyone older than me. :)

We're 9 years apart.

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 9 points 18 hours ago

I hope she’s your younger sister….

[–] billiam0202@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Okay, but since you haven't established birth order, that could be either a really good rule or a really bad one.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

Yeah, sorry, I'm older. :)

I married someone 5 years younger than me, 4 years older than her.

TBH, I don't know how old her husband is. Pretty sure he's younger than me.

[–] droporain@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 17 hours ago

The answer to your riddle is... Your dating your sister! Roll tide.