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[hafrogman]

How old is too old to ask out on a date? What is the upper limit in age that you would ask out?

I personally find that it varies a lot on the person, physical age being slightly less important than a sort of nebulous lifestyle-age concept.

My general rule of thumb though, is my sister's age. My sister is + 3 years, anything significantly over that becomes a bit odd for me, as I'd be dating someone older than my older sibling. If you have no older siblings, the sky's the limit. Up to parent age. Age + 18 = legally old enough to be your father/mother.

 

[Aeson]

A friend told me she thought 7 years in either direction is too much. Too much difference in stages of life.

 

[Ferret]

I'm much better now, food poisoning is nearly over. I got to chat to the girl I'm seeing last night too. It's a bit awkward cos she lives in America!

On that subject, she's three years older than me. I think that's my upper limit.

 

[megamania]

I do the joke and no one response. She does it with a few extra letters and you respond. It's because she has boobs isn't it?[/QUOTE

Puppy Power!!!!!!

 

[The_Warlock]

How old is too old to ask out on a date? What is the upper limit in age that you would ask out?

Mental and emotional maturity is more important than physical age (barring legal issues, of course), so in the end, it's really irrelevant. And being at different life stages can actually be conducive to positive interaction - assuming appropriate mental and emotional maturity.

So the scale then becomes:
"Legal" to just about a decade shy of "I can no longer tell the gender of that human being except by hairdo"

PS: Why? You have a cougar on the radar?

 

[megamania]

PS: Why? You have a cougar on the radar?

LOL

 

[kenobi65]

How old is too old to ask out on a date? What is the upper limit in age that you would ask out?

Well, when I was 18, I was dating a 32-year-old woman. And, she was the one who asked me out. Given that I was only 18, had never really had a girlfriend, and she was hot (and a gamer), it sure seemed like the thing to do at the time.

In the end, the age difference was probably too great for it to work out long-term, but, boy, it was fun while it lasted.

These days, I'm married (to a woman 2 years older than me), so answering the "what is the upper limit in age that you would ask out" question would just get me in trouble.

 

[kenobi65]

Does anyone else smell sulfur?

Apparently, someone pulled Ferret's finger.

 

[Aeson]

I'm much better now, food poisoning is nearly over. I got to chat to the girl I'm seeing last night too. It's a bit awkward cos she lives in America!

On that subject, she's three years older than me. I think that's my upper limit.

You're still dealing with the food poisoning? I'm glad it's nearly over.

I wonder if the scale shifts with age. AS you get older it increases.

Good luck with the girl. Long distance is tough.

If things don't work out for you, you can point her in my direction.

 

[Aeson]

Mental and emotional maturity is more important than physical age (barring legal issues, of course), so in the end, it's really irrelevant. And being at different life stages can actually be conducive to positive interaction - assuming appropriate mental and emotional maturity.

So the scale then becomes:
"Legal" to just about a decade shy of "I can no longer tell the gender of that human being except by hairdo"

PS: Why? You have a cougar on the radar?

I agree.

There are a couple. One is 39. I'm not sure how old the other is. They both have children starting to college this fall.